The Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) recommended that the borough purchase a wood chipper this year, even if long term plans for a biomass boiler fall through. In a report compiled by HEDC executive director Margaret Friedenhaur, the corporation says that a local wood chipper business in Haines would support the community’s economic development.
For several years, the borough has been weighing the option of using wood-burning biomass boilers to heat public buildings, replacing diesel…