Preliminary diagrams for a Haines Borough “muniplex” have sparked discussion among community leaders and members of the ad-hoc Master Plan Steering Committee over whether such a facility should include a fitness center for police and fire personnel and whether the building should be one or two stories.

The committee has requested a cost estimate from Anchorage-based architect Jason Gamache for the complex, which would include the fire hall, jail, dispatch center, assembly chambers, government offices and…