Borough assembly member Gabe Thomas at Tuesday’s meeting.
A growing number of Alaska communities in recent weeks have considered mandates that people wear face masks to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections but, at present, the Haines Borough has no plans to consider such a measure.
This month, city councils in Valdez and Seward approved mask mandates, while Juneau and the city of Ketchikan voted down similar measures. The Gustavus city council…