Lucy Harrell has made a $650,000 donation that will complete the first floor of the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village within a year. “Since we agreed to do it, let’s do it right. We’ve been able to do it right so far. We’re just kind of continuing down the path,” Harrell said this week in an interview […]
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Harbor petition denied, but analysis planned
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday told concerned residents it would not slow plans for expansion of the Small Boat Harbor, but agreed to discuss an economic analysis of the project at a Finance Committee meeting next week. Tresham Gregg submitted an informal petition to the assembly with 100 signatures asking the borough to suspend engineering work […]
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Sosa: Hire state lobbyist for $45K
One year after the Haines Borough Assembly cut from its budget a $43,200 federal lobbyist position, manager David Sosa is proposing to spend $45,000 for a state lobbyist. Sosa included the lobbyist job in his draft budget released last week. The lobbyist’s salary would come from the borough’s economic development fund. Clerk Julie Cozzi, who served as […]
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Assembly pushes harbor project past questions,
Haines Borough Assembly members and Mayor Jan Hill this week turned back efforts to extend public comment time on the Small Boat Harbor expansion project. Concerns about the project have grown in recent weeks and include cost, parking, the future of Lookout Park and adherence to the public process. Project details became critical when Haines Borough officials said last week […]
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Assembly pushes harbor project past questions, critics
Haines Borough Assembly members and Mayor Jan Hill this week turned back efforts to extend public comment time on the Small Boat Harbor expansion project. Concerns about the project have grown in recent weeks and include cost, parking, the future of Lookout Park and adherence to the public process. Project details became critical when Haines Borough officials said last week […]
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Mayor: Juneau trip netted many connections
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill recently returned from a trip to Juneau for the Alaska Municipal League Winter Legislative conference, where she hobnobbed with legislators and made “very good connections.” The conference ran from Feb. 16-18. Former Rep. Bill Thomas, who was in Juneau on other business, introduced Hill “to several legislators that I may or may not have […]
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Election placards must go
Some residents are still publicly proclaiming their support for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan or former state Rep. Bill Thomas, but Haines Borough staff is warning political signs must be taken down by Feb. 28. Owners of signs up past Feb. 28 will be fined $100. According to code, signs must be removed no later than seven days after […]
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Sonar fish camera slated for cut
A $100,000 sonar camera installed at the Chilkat Lake weir since 2008 will likely be mothballed this year by the Department of Fish and Game due to budget cuts, area management biologist Randy Bachman said this week. The DIDSON camera records sockeye salmon entering Chilkat Lake. It runs continuously, saving footage that’s reviewed by a […]
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Former Representative Thomas will advise borough
The Haines Borough has hired former state house Rep. Bill Thomas as a consultant. Manager David Sosa this month hired Thomas for one month for a fee of $5,000. Thomas is helping borough staff develop entries for the state’s grant request system. He will also assist them in developing a legislative strategy: who to talk to, what to talk […]
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Record pink return pushes raw fish tax to $438K
Haines Borough income from the state’s raw fish tax has hit a 25-year high – $438,390. That’s about twice last year’s fish tax income of $172,511 and $93,000 more than the $345,000 projected. The borough’s big bump owes largely to a record pink salmon harvest in 2013, including more than 20 million pounds of pinks […]