After most than an hour of discussion behind closed doors, the Haines Borough Assembly on Wednesday voted to accept a settlement with the Alaska Power Company to increase power rates by 11 percent in Haines.
It was unclear this week how the vote would affect legal action taken by five communities to oppose an 18.12 percent across-the-board rate increase the utility sought for its customers in Haines, Skagway, Prince of Wales Island, Tok, Tetlin and…