Assembly approves $3,000 chamber request

The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved at its Tuesday meeting the Haines Chamber of Commerce’s request for $3,000 and declined to discuss a $20,000 request from the Alaska Avalanche Information Center.

Prior to the meeting, both organizations had submitted funding requests for assembly consideration.

The chamber has lost revenue with the loss of its pull-tab operation due to COVID-19, said assembly member Jerry Lapp, who introduced the motion to approve the chamber’s funding. Lapp…