The state fund grant proposal that would have allocated more than $500,000 for a public safety building upgrade was rejected this month for the second year in a row, two points shy of approval.
The Haines Borough plans to appeal the denial based on inconsistent review of a nearly identical past budget proposal.
“I feel an obligation to appeal when the basis of the scoring is factually wrong,” said Krista Kielsmeier, executive assistant to the…

