The Haines Borough manager’s 2020 proposed budget released this week amounts to nearly $18.7 million in total spending using $426,508 of borough reserve funds and an increase in property tax.
Last fiscal year, the borough’s budget spent about $13.4 million. This year’s budget would be similar if not for a spending increase that reflects $6.1 million worth of Alaska Department of Fish and Game and other outside revenues that will pay for the construction of…