The Haines Borough Assembly held its first public hearing May 14 on manager Mark Earnest’s proposed budget, but assembly members have yet to make any significant changes to the document.
Thus far, the only amendment made to Earnest’s $12 million budget was the striking of $2,300 worth of new chairs for assembly members.
The borough is attempting to fill a $500,000 hole created by a decrease in major state and federal funding sources, and Earnest’s…
