Haines Borough Manager David Sosa released his draft $12 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year Wednesday. It includes a mill rate increase, leaving a police officer position unfilled and transferring the job of catching loose dogs from the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel to the police department.
Sosa’s budget also proposes to close the pool for three weeks in May and increase user fees by 50 cents. It would cut hours for staff at the…