The Haines Borough Assembly decided not to send a preemptive letter to the state government in response to a rumor that the borough might lose one of its two state troopers.
The assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday against a proposal by assembly member Tom Morphet that a letter should be sent to the Alaska State Troopers to request that the Haines detachment not lose an officer.
On Nov. 1, borough manager Bill Seward told the assembly…

