After last week’s rainy weather, the Haines Borough has lifted its water restrictions, though the burn ban remains in place with some modifications.
The restrictions, which prohibited Haines residents from watering lawns with sprinklers, were canceled on Friday. The Haines Volunteer Fire Department announced modifications to the burn ban last Wednesday, allowing burn barrels with a screen on top and cooking fires in designated fire rings, as long as there is a “means of suppression,…