The Haines Borough Assembly this week approved $136,000 to check the integrity of its 633-foot metal wave barrier. Built in 2017, the steel wall was centerpiece of the borough’s $20 million harbor expansion project.
Harbormaster Shawn Bell said in an interview that the inspection is a routine one prescribed by the “owner’s manual” that came with the $8 million wall.
At a recent assembly committee meeting, borough manager Annette Kreitzer reported problems with a similar…
