Haines Borough Assembly members got their first look at manager Mark Earnest’s budget for the coming year Tuesday. The $13.9 million borough spending plan is balanced by using $288,000 in reserves and by raising property taxes slightly.
Its total includes spending $2.9 million in state grants for pending improvements to the Port Chilkoot Dock and trestle. The budget does not include grants to community groups and non-profits, which last year totaled $118,500, plus a $175,000…