On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly introduced the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and began discussion of changes necessary to reflect the stark revenue realities of COVID-19.
Borough manager Debra Schnabel’s budget estimates a 40% reduction in sales tax revenue for this year and makes a series of cuts to offset the reduction, including a one week furlough of all employees, reduced hours for a number of positions, a travel freeze, summer…