On April 1, Haines Borough manager Debra Schnabel released a draft budget containing only modest cuts despite a projected decrease in revenue resulting from COVID-19.
Some of the more significant cuts Schnabel proposed in her draft budget include: pay freezes for non-union positions, furlough for all employees, a borough-wide freeze on travel, transfer of the Community Youth Development Program to Haines Borough School District and a three-month closure of the pool this summer.
Overall, the…
