The Haines Borough and Alaska Indian Arts (AIA) have agreed to general terms regarding the borough’s possible acquisition of the Parade Grounds at Fort Seward.

According to a memorandum of agreement, which has yet to be finalized, AIA would cede the seven-acre Parade Grounds property to the borough but retain a one-acre commercial parcel within the Parade Grounds.

AIA owes $30,000 in local taxes on the two properties. Per the MOA, the borough would assume…