Public hearing for $150,000 paint job

The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance on Tuesday that would allocate $150,000 of townsite funds to paint the 1977 public safety building.

Earlier this year, the building was denied a state grant for the second year in a row that would have spent more than $500,000 in matched borough funding for upgrades.

The public safety building, which houses the fire department, police department, office spaces and assembly chambers,…