Just over a year after Haines’ former harbormaster recommended closing it, and nearly 50 years since it first went into service – the Letnikof Dock has broken beyond what borough staff are willing to repair. 

On Nov. 22, acting harbormaster Jeremiah Kinison alerted the assembly and interim borough manager Elke Doom that a pipe float in the U-shaped portion of the dock had snapped in two, leaving both sections bobbing in the waves.

But,…

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