June 17, 1972 PUC pulls plug, stops Haines TV Haines is without television as a result of the state public utilities commission’s refusal to award a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Haines Cable TV, present operators of the system. Bill Armour, one of the owners of Haines Cable TV, said Thursday that he […]
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April, 1971 The new Chilkat Valley Medical Center provides space for dentist Dr. James Nelson as well as examining rooms and x-ray room for Dr. Stanley Jones. The building was locally financed by its occupants and many Haines residents. About $4,700 was donated through individuals, memorial funds and clubs. Construction was directed by Wendell Terwilliger […]
Haines averages new manager every 1.8 years
Does Haines have an inability to retain borough managers or is the community’s turnover rate par for the course? While all communities experience manager turnover, the recent turnover rate in Haines is higher than that of many neighboring communities. Since 2002, Haines has averaged a permanent borough manager hire every 1.8 years. During this same […]
Borough briefs
The Haines Borough will look into the possibility of hiring an executive assistant to the manager rather than an economic and community development director. The topic was discussed at a meeting of the assembly’s personnel committee Monday. Manager David Sosa said he was looking into the benefits of such a change and would report back to the […]
Borough Digest
26 Mile repeater needs replacing Manager Mark Earnest informed the Haines Borough Assembly last week that a 26 Mile repeater was “down, and it appears to be down for the count.” “This is a shared-use facility,” Earnest said. “The Klehini volunteer fire department relies on it extensively, as well as the Alaska State Troopers and the State (Department of […]
Policing beyond townsite at issue
Should the Haines Borough raise taxes in outlying areas to pay its police officers for responding to emergencies outside the townsite? That’s an idea by Jim Stanford, chair of the borough’s Public Safety Commission. He said last week it’s time to find a way to pay for police response in areas outside the townsite, the jurisdictional limits […]
Commission: Give police more money
The Public Safety Commission voted 3-0 Wednesday to recommend the Haines Borough Assembly pay an additional $63,000 in the current year budget to the Police Department to cover overtime and standby hours under a four-man force. Haines Borough police chief Heath Scott made an extensive presentation saying the police department already has incurred a $31,290 deficit and is […]
Borough to launch junk car program
The Haines Borough is introducing a program where residents can get rid of junk cars for only $50. But better move fast; only 15 vehicles will be accepted in the pilot program’s first shipment. “We’ll take them to one of our yards, drain them, smash them, put them on flats and then ship them down to Seattle,” […]
Assembly sets hiring schedule, salary for top jobs
In a discussion that included reference to U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia and a member being gaveled over teleconference, the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved salary ranges for its manager and police chief jobs. On a 4-2 vote, the assembly authorized its hired headhunting firm Brimeyer Fursman to advertise salary ranges of $95,000 to $120,000 […]
A detour for the borough’s motor vehicle tax
After being tasked with looking at the biennial $22 motor vehicle registration tax, the Haines Borough Government Affairs and Services Committee is recommending discussion of the tax program be lumped in with a larger discussion about solid waste management to be tackled by a new ad hoc group. The committee met last week to discuss the motor […]