January 27, 1969 WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE… in the street… under the street… but not in the pipes, so City of Haines maintenance men spent their Saturday locating a water main break under the new blacktop of Second Avenue. By the time they had located it and patched it, the city was out of water. To […]
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Damaged Hydropower cable has nine years left on warranty
Alaska Power and Telephone (AP&T) has known that the hydropower cable that connects Haines and Skagway to the Kasidaya hydropower project has been vulnerable to damage for years, predicting the faults that the cable would develop with great accuracy. Still, no steps were taken to provide maintenance. An average household in Haines or Skagway pays […]
Eagle preserve book takes stand on mine
Resident Joe Ordonez doesn’t duck conflict in his new book, “Where Eagles Gather: The Story of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, Haines, Alaska.” In an interview this week, the photographer, naturalist and tour operator said conflict is inseparable from the story of the 48,000-acre preserve. A proposed iron mine led to recognition of a […]
THREA drops Walker Lake; Floreske still interested
After squabbling with a local developer for more than two years, the Tlingit and Haida Regional Electric Authority board has decided to relinquish its preliminary permit for the Walker Lake hydroelectric project. THREA and John Floreske’s company, Southern Energy Inc., jockeyed for the Walker Lake permit until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted it to […]
In 2013, projects belied forecast
For the first time since the rebuilt Haines School was oriented toward Old Haines Highway in 2007, students could make it to the school along a sidewalk. The $975,000 project was one of several changing the face of downtown in the past year. Work also started on the $6 million Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village and the […]
Connelly Lake project won’t hunt
The ducks will never be lined up for Connelly Lake. Stop shooting and call off the bird dog. Thom Ely
Borough looks at own Connelly hydro permit
The Haines Borough is looking into filing for a preliminary permit for the Connelly Lake hydroelectric project, recently dropped by private company Alaska Power and Telephone. Mayor Stephanie Scott said she asked assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck to investigate the procedures and costs that would be associated with the borough getting involved with the Connelly Lake project. Culbeck said in an interview […]
Money issues sank Connelly Lake plans
Difficulty securing funding from the state-operated Alaska Energy Authority appears to have been the key factor in Alaska Power and Telephone’s decision to abandon permitting for the Connelly Lake hydro project. The scale and cost of the project – including a plan to sell excess power to cruise ships – hurt state funding opportunities, according to recent […]
AP&T drops effort for Connelly hydro
Alaska Power and Telephone pulled the plug on the Connelly Lake hydroelectric project, surrendering its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permit for the project June 13. The primary factor in the company’s decision is that existing demand for power isn’t sufficient to build the project and maintain or lower local rates, said project manager Glen […]
Residents react to Connelly Lake decision
Residents and organizations in Haines have debated the merits and drawbacks of Alaska Power and Telephone’s proposed hydroelectric project at Connelly Lake for at least three years. When the utility announced last week it would stop pursuing the project for the time being and surrender its preliminary permit, some celebrated and others fretted: Jerry Lapp (Haines Borough […]