The Haines Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office will remain open this coming fiscal year, according to a letter from acting commissioner for the Alaska Department of Administration Amanda Holland.

In December, when Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning July 1, it included closure of DMV offices in Haines, Tok, Valdez, Eagle River, Homer and Delta Junction.

The proposal received bipartisan pushback from state legislators. They said it placed…