Motorists may get a break in what they’re paying at the pump with the arrival of a fuel barge here in 10 days. Or not.

Haines Borough Assembly member Dave Berry raised the issue of gas prices at this week’s assembly meeting, asking why they’re not dropping the way they are in the Lower 48. “It’s frustrating,” Berry said.

At about $4.76 per gallon for unleaded, local gasoline prices are among the highest in Southeast.