The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to establish an ad-hoc, three-person committee to follow issues related to the Alaska-class ferries, following the release of draft design plans for the two shuttle ferries last week by the Alaska Department of Transportation.
Borough nominees for the committee to date include assembly member Joanne Waterman, borough planning commissioner Robert Venables, and Alaska Marine Lines employee Michael Ganey.
Harbormaster Phil Benner also expressed interest.
“Having seen that draft…