After tabling it for nearly 10 months, the Haines Borough Assembly passed an ordinance establishing a motor vehicle registration tax Oct. 8.
The ordinance, which creates a $22 flat tax vehicle owners must pay every two years, came back before the assembly at the recommendation of outgoing manager Mark Earnest.
The assembly voted 4-2 to approve the tax, with assembly members Dave Berry and Norm Smith opposed. The ordinance initially came before the…
