A recent injection of federal money into Southeast Alaska sustainable development projects is helping fund a new community-wide composting facility in Haines.
Takshanuk Watershed Council plans to build the facility on its property at the end of Sawmill Road, using a slice of a $25 million investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which announced awards for 70 projects across the region earlier this month.
“The plan is for it to be large enough to…
