The Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget proposal Gov. Mike Dunleavy released on Dec. 11 contains several significant cuts for the Haines Borough including 50% funding for school bond debt reimbursement, additional cuts to the ferry system, cost shifting associated with prosecuting misdemeanors from the state to the borough and closure of the local Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office.
Haines’ DMV office is one of six the governor’s budget proposes closing beginning in FY22.
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