The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday adopted a $12.9 million operating budget with amendments to keep the pool open for 11 months and pay for a professional curator at the Haines Sheldon Museum, among other increases.
At the final budget hearing, the assembly voted unanimously to spend an extra $35,434 on the pool and $60,000 on the museum. Those funds will come out of $126,423 in U.S. Treasury coronavirus fiscal recovery aid.
The assembly also…

