Borough staff, mayor lobby D.C. delegation

Mayor Douglas Olerud, former fire chief Al Giddings and borough manager Annette Kreitzer traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby the borough’s congressional delegation for funding to build a new public safety building.

The trio, along with the borough’s lobbyist, met with Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Mary Peltola and their staff, Sen. Murkowski’s staff and congressional committee staff during the course of their three-day trip to D.C. It was the first time Haines Borough officials…