The Haines Borough’s Port and Harbor Advisory Committee on Feb. 2 endorsed a $37.3 million Lutak Dock rebuild option.

It’s a variation of a $32 million alternative favored by borough staff that encapsulates the decaying dock, but it adds $5 million to address an eroded section on the earthen dock’s face.

Jeremy Stephens, who worked as an engineer for the state Department of Transportation during renovation of a section of the dock, said the $32…