A state board hearing on the Haines Borough’s petition for more restaurant and eating place alcohol licenses has been delayed until February. 

Borough staff say there were unclear deadlines on when to get the borough’s full application in for a November quarterly meeting of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Alcohol & Marijuana Control Office staff offered multiple justifications for why the borough’s petition was delayed. 

At issue is the borough’s request for a type of…

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