The mid-remodel chapel at the Episcopal Church’s 1-Mile property. Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

The borough administration is alleging a series of errors by the Board of Equalization in its hearing of a tax exemption for the Episcopal Church property at 1 Mile Haines Highway. 

The case is complicated, with now two layers of appeals: it started early this year, when borough contract assessor Martins Onskulis removed a longstanding religious tax exemption…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.