The Haines Sheldon Museum board of trustees received the go-ahead from the Haines Borough Assembly’s Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee to present the proposal to restructure the museum as an independent nonprofit to the full assembly on Tuesday.

The proposal brought to the GAS Committee involves the museum becoming “a wholly independent nonprofit with a strong borough partnership,” according to the Haines Sheldon Museum New Structure Concept Plan. The board worked with nonprofit consulting…