The Haines Borough is holding to its contention that the Chilkat Indian Village must pay property tax on the former Chilkat Cruises dock and beachfront property. The village owes the borough about $10,000, according to the municipality.
In a letter to the tribe dated Aug. 3, contract assessor Michael Renfro lays out several arguments for the borough’s position, including that the tribe’s acquisition of the property from village corporation Klukwan, Inc. in 2010 was…