The Haines Borough expects to receive an estimated $125,000 in additional money for next year’s budget following recent Congressional reauthorization of Secure Rural Schools funding.
How the unexpected money will influence the budget currently under consideration by the borough assembly has yet to be decided.
The program has been restored for two years, including $125,000 for the current fiscal year.
The money is intended to buffer communities in the western U.S. from the effects of…