Board asks borough for bare-bones museum funding

The Haines Sheldon Museum board of trustees is asking the Haines Borough Assembly to fund payroll for the coming fiscal year (FY22) at a level that maintains current pandemic staffing. Under the pared-down budget, the board will delay plans to pursue separation from the borough for another year.

The museum has been operating with a skeleton crew sinceac eliminating its two full-time positions. Director Helen Alten was fired last summer and community coordinator Regi Johanos…