Borough contractor impasse stalls swimming pool opening

The opening of the swimming pool is stalled indefinitely because the Haines Borough and the Indiana contractor working on the renovation project are at odds over the project’s completion.

The borough began issuing penalties to the contractor, RenoSys, of $1,500 per day since Oct. 25, the contracted completion day. As it stands, those fines amounted to $16,500 as of Monday. Public facilities director Ed Coffland said the contractor’s management asserts the company “met substantial completion…