Haines to host Southeast Conference next week

Haines will host more than 200 municipal government leaders next week for the Southeast Conference annual meeting.

The three-day event, which begins Tuesday, will feature more than 60 speakers with presentations on transportation, energy, seafood, timber, mining, tourism, economic development, health care, workforce development and more.

Former Haines resident and Southeast Conference Executive Director Robert Venables said the agenda is set up to “inoculate and inspire.”

Southeast Conference members can expect updates on what is…