The Downtown Revitalization Committee will seek to become a recognized advisory group to the Haines Borough.
The loose organization of citizens and downtown business and property owners voted for the change in status at a meeting attended by about 10 people Monday night.
Main Street coffeehouse owner Lenise Henderson Fontenot, who serves as volunteer chair of the committee, pushed for the change, saying she thought it would add weight to the group’s recommendations.

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