The Haines Borough’s sewer treatment plant smells. But the odor isn’t just bad, some business owners and public officials say, it’s “almost intolerable.”

Mayor Stephanie Scott said she’s been pressing the borough for the past several years to fix the problem and maintains the smell has only worsened with time. “I’ve been complaining for years. I go over to the fairgrounds and I say, ‘Oh my god, do you guys smell this?’ And it’s…