41% of borough employees take furlough in July

Nearly half of the Haines Borough’s 51 full-time and part-time employees will be out of the office for a week at some point this month, the result of a budget cut for the fiscal year that began July 1.

To help offset loss of state funding and sales tax revenue due to COVID-19, the Haines Borough Assembly approved one week of unpaid mandatory furlough for all employees, excluding police and emergency response. The furlough will…