Pool users are pushing back against a proposed three-month summer closure in the Haines Borough budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Renovations, cost-saving closures and the COVID-19 pandemic have kept the swimming pool shut for months at a time in recent years. In 2019, renovations that began in May dragged on until the end of November due to unanticipated complications.
In 2020, the pool closed in March due to pandemic concerns. The closure…

