The Haines Borough is buying a used $42,000 forklift to add to its heavy machinery fleet.
Though the borough hasn’t previously owned an extended boom forklift in the past, public facilities director Carlos Jimenez said several departments would be using the piece of equipment on a regular basis for working at heights and handling material.
“We’ve rented a forklift I couldn’t tell you how many times. Countless times,” Jimenez said. “Knowing we have one (on…
