Haines Borough Manager Debra Schnabel previewed her $13.3 million draft budget for the coming fiscal year, which includes a small increase in townsite property tax rates and an unexpected increase in tax revenues that helped the borough reduce its use of savings to balance the budget. Despite a roughly $60,000 increase in personnel costs, which includes hiring a new employee and merit-based raises beyond union requirements, the budget is in the black by $407,225.
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