The Haines Borough is considering a partnership with freight company Alaska Marine Lines, which would construct, operate and own a new roll-on/roll-off barge ramp on leased borough land at the Lutak Dock.
Engineers have told the borough that the municipally owned freight dock at Lutak is in poor shape and in danger of catastrophic failure.
Borough manager Debra Schnabel introduced a memorandum of understanding between AML and the borough at Tuesday’s assembly meeting, with plans…

