The Haines Chamber of Commerce is continuing to push its goal of establishing a local economic development council, though it still needs to convince the Haines Borough to get on board with the idea.
Mike Healy, president of the Skagway Development Corporation, recently spoke to the chamber about the benefits of an economic development council, which essentially operates as an autonomous arm of the borough government.
SDC receives about $92,000 annually from the Municipality of…
