Shops seek new date for tax-free promotion

Participating local businesses experienced a boost in sales Monday during the second sales tax holiday of the fiscal year.

The sales tax holiday concept was organized by the Buy Haines campaign, a collaborative “shop local” effort organized by the Haines Economic Development Center (HEDC) and the Haines Chamber of Commerce. It was approved by the borough assembly in July 2019, and the first date occurred in October.

“The resolution that the assembly passed only accounted…