My hope is that the borough will use as much restraint when it comes to changing the rules on garbage in Haines, as some of us in creating it. My concerns are three-fold.

Like many others, I don’t need regular garbage pick-up. I use Haines Friends of Recycling to recycle anything possible; I burn what is legal; compost what I can, and consider packaging when making purchases. Consequently, I typically generate less than a 35-gallon…