A cruise ship study, ongoing contention with the Lutak Dock contractor and downtown camping opportunities were some of the things on the Haines assembly agenda on Tuesday evening. 

Members met for about three and a half hours and also heard a lot of testimony from residents frustrated with the management of the Chilkoot Lake State Recreation Site brown bear population after revelations that the new park ranger shot and killed a young female who was…

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