Meeting packets are a thing of the past for the Haines Borough Assembly.
Instead of reams of paper, assembly members now each get an iPad, a slimmed-down, tablet computer with a touch-screen keyboard.
Borough officials say iPads will not only save the Haines Borough heaps of paper and ink; they’ll also reduce staff time and wear and tear on the copy machine.
The devices debuted at the Sept. 11 assembly meeting. Before that, 11…