The Haines Borough is giving Community Waste Solutions an opportunity to “prove itself” before putting out-of-town waste disposal up to a boroughwide vote.
Borough manager Debra Schnabel, mayor Jan Hill and Solid Waste Working Group chair Darsie Culbeck recently met with CWS owner Tom Hall by phone about a solid waste proposal presented to the assembly in the fall.
The proposal included up to a 1 percent sales tax increase to help pay for…

