The Haines Borough Assembly in a 4-2 vote March 8 authorized $14,052 to MRV Architects of Juneau for final design on a signage project that aims to more effectively direct visitors throughout town.

“We just completed a downtown revitalization planning process, which cost us $40,000,” borough staffer Debra Schnabel said in an interview last week. “One of the major issues with downtown and one of the strongest recommendations that MRV made was we’ve got to…