Haines Borough contingent won’t be making the trip to Washington, D.C., this spring.

“There are so many things that need to be tended to here in the borough, and I feel an absence from the borough should only be undertaken if it’s absolutely required,” said Mayor Stephanie Scott.

She sought assembly approval last week to cancel the annual trip, budgeted at $8,500 in the economic development fund. Scott said Brad Gilman, the…