Haines resident Sheri Loomis saw a long discussion about art on Haines crosswalks on the local Buy-Sell-Trade Facebook page early this summer.

She didn’t think that page was a good fit for that subject. But no other social media forum existed for people to voice opinions about Haines topics.

Loomis created Haines Chatters in June, and it has become a popular Facebook site for discussion of community issues, with roughly 180 members.

Haines Chatters describes…