(Graphic courtesy/Haines Borough Pool) Patron counts at the Haines Borough pool from April 2024 through March of 2025.

Interim borough manager Alekka Fullerton is closing the pool two weeks earlier than was originally planned this year citing cost overruns. 

According to a Monday email, Fullerton said she decided to close the pool by May 15 to avoid having to bring a budget amendment — that is, asking for more money to cover costs — to…

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