The Haines Borough Assembly on Feb. 8 authorized the purchase of a lawn tractor from Bigfoot Auto Service for a cost not to exceed $17,985. It replaces a riding lawn mower.
The borough also received a bid of $18,545 from Craig Taylor Equipment of Anchorage.
“How big is this thing?” asked assembly member Scott Rossman. “I didn’t know you could spend that much money on a lawn tractor.”
Borough manager Mark Earnest said $15,000 for…