Policing beyond townsite at issue

Should the Haines Borough raise taxes in outlying areas to pay its police officers for responding to emergencies outside the townsite?

That’s an idea by Jim Stanford, chair of the borough’s Public Safety Commission. He said last week it’s time to find a way to pay for police response in areas outside the townsite, the jurisdictional limits of the Haines Borough Police Department.

At the request of borough police and administration, the commission will visit…