Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be in Haines on Tuesday to hold a “roundtable” discussion with borough officials, community leaders and residents. The public is invited to attend the discussion, set for 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the American Bald Eagle Foundation. Some of the topics likely to be discussed are school funding, borough building conditions, the […]
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Assembly agrees to hear SEABA permit appeal
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 28, will rehear a planning commission decision that denied a company’s request for a permit to use a 26 Mile heliport for commercial helicopter skiing. Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) is seeking a conditional use permit for a heliport at .6 Mile Chilkat Lake Road, across the steel bridge. “We’ve displayed clear intent for […]
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Slump movement slows, monitoring continues
Due to the slowing movement of the “slump” on Oceanview Drive and Lutak Road, the Haines Borough is closing the command center set up in January to respond to the effects of the mass wasting. Roc Ahrens, emergency coordinator said he will not post any more daily updates on the borough’s website or recording line, unless conditions warrant. The […]
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Assembly leans to spot check heli-ski GPS data
Mayor Stephanie Scott on Tuesday twice broke tie votes of the Haines Borough Assembly regarding global positioning system data for helicopter skiing, advancing amendments that would lead to spot checks for compliance that would be public information. The assembly delayed a vote on adopting the amended ordinance until Tuesday, Feb. 28. “What we’re really trying to do here, I […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Aug. 16 A caller reported a canoe overturned at 19 Mile. The owner was located and said people had flipped out of it and the boat was empty, floating downriver. Police were advised of people parking in the bus parking area of Port Chilkoot Dock. Police, fire and ambulance crews responded to a call […]
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Ordinance aims to keep peace at boat harbor
As Haines Borough harbormaster for more than a year, Ed Barrett said he’s never been physically hurt during a dispute, but he has “heard some very colorful things.” The boat harbor advisory committee over the past two years has fleshed out the details of a 22-page ordinance to clarify governance of borough port and harbor facilities. One […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Feb. 6 A caller reported a phone call about lowering his credit card interest and said he thought it was fraud. Police took a drunken person at a downtown apartment into protective custody. Sunday, Feb. 5 An officer responded to a domestic dispute at a downtown apartment complex. No charges were filed. An officer […]
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Duly Noted
Blake Hamilton was selected as the U.S. Naval Academy’s Midshipman of the Month. The honor comes with a formal presentation and additional privileges in his regimented schedule. Hamilton, who grew up sailing with his family, was also selected to sail on the Varsity Navy 44 as crew in an upcoming yacht race from Annapolis to […]
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Wild Things
Takshanuk Watershed Council counted 1,264 birds from the ground Oct. 24, the highest number tallied this season. That puts the size of this year’s migration right on average with previous counts this time of year. Counts of several thousands of eagles in previous years were made from airplanes, which find a larger number of birds. […]
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Alone in the wilderness
A fox stands watch recently near the summit on Haines Highway.