The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday agreed to waive 50 percent of docking fees for every new and existing cruise ship that visits the Port Chilkoot Dock during the 2017-2019 seasons.
The assembly voted 5-1 to approve the resolution granting the fee waivers, with assembly member Ron Jackson opposed.
Though assembly members tossed out vague potential changes to the resolution, including structuring the waiver program to better incentivize ships to commit to multiple dockings instead…
