Is Haines, dying to have a new morgue?

The Haines Borough’s new morgue is in the design phase with plans to begin construction this fall. However, some have questioned the prudence of using CARES Act dollars to pay for the project.

Over the course of the past few months, the assembly has been working to finalize a spending plan for roughly $4 million the borough is scheduled to receive through the CARES Act, a federal coronavirus recovery package passed this spring. The assembly…