Resident Sally McGuire this week said she is preparing to collect signatures for a ballot initiative to abolish the Haines Borough’s 1 percent municipal sales tax for tourism promotion and economic development.
“I’m not opposed to tourism,” McGuire said. “I’m truly not. I think it’s done some really good things; I just don’t like having to pay for it.”
At last week’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting, McGuire called on members to discuss the topic at…

