Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest is considering recasting the net after receiving only four applications for the chief of police position.

Earnest said he wasn’t necessarily disappointed by the quantity of applicants, but was “a bit surprised” that the position didn’t generate more interest. Earnest is considering extending the deadline for applications and will make a decision “very soon,” he said.

“It’s always nicer when you’re going through a hiring process to go through a…