Ballot measure would change charter to allow areawide policing

The Haines Borough Assembly narrowly approved introducing two ordinances for public hearings that, if advanced, would allow voters to decide whether or not they want to expand police services beyond the townsite. But which one voters will decide is drumming up debate reminiscent of consolidation.

One ordinance would allow voters who live outside the townsite service area to choose whether or not they want “on-call” police service. Some assembly members have proposed further refining that…