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Bettisworth North will do conceptual design for new public safety building
The Haines Borough has selected Alaska-based architecture firm Bettisworth North, the same firm that worked on Skagway’s public safety building and...
Stickler, Lapp, Kirby secure assembly seats
This year’s Haines Borough election was marked by high voter turnout, increased early and absentee voting, an above-average number of write-in...
Personnel committee recommends more manager-assembly communication
The next Haines Borough manager will work more closely with and report more frequently to the assembly if members adopt changes approved by the...
Finger pointing and another discredited rumor
I’ve heard accusations and rumors during the past several weeks that Debra Schnabel is now editing the newspaper, scrubbing out the names of her...
Mayoral candidates contrast leadership styles at final forum
Haines’ two mayoral candidates—incumbent Jan Hill and challenger Doug Olerud—spent much of the Sept. 25 KHNS-CVN forum highlighting their...
Assembly restarts manager hiring process
After four months of inactivity, the Haines Borough Assembly took a step toward hiring a new, permanent manager, setting meeting dates for the...
Candidates discuss firing, budget and cultural institutions
Questions about an ore terminal, the firing of manager Debra Schnabel and the best way to keep cultural institutions open during economically challeng...
Two Candidates Running for Mayor
The following includes edited excerpts of CVN interviews with this year's mayoral candidates. Jan...
Dignity requires decency
Buildings don’t provide dignity. People do. Assembly woman Brenda Josephson wants to build a $200,000 morgue with Covid money to allow the deceased...
Town hall cancellation delays manager hire
Three months after the firing of manager Debra Schnabel, Haines Borough officials have yet to begin the process of hiring a permanent replacement. In...
Decaying corpse of summer finally pronounced dead, police suspect foul play
SEARHC doctor Adam Fibula finally pronounced Summer 2020 deceased as laughing ravens flew over its rain-drenched body. “Realistically, summer probab...
Assembly declines to censure Rogers for manager firing
By Ceri Godinez At a meeting July 14, assembly member Zephyr Sincerny moved to censure Paul Rogers, another member of the assembly, for his...
Try governing responsibly for a change
First, it was Debra Schnabel, who was not only fired by Mayor Hill and assembly people Josephson, Rogers and Thomas. But—as if that were not...
Borough delays review of permit for RV park at school board request
The RV park located behind Thor’s Gym may soon be resurrected. Between 2001 and 2011, the Elks Lodge operated an RV park at the location for...
Assembly may hold town hall on role of borough manager
The public may have an opportunity to weigh in on the Haines Borough’s next manager. After a meeting July 1, the assembly’s personnel committee...
People should speak up on manager firing
Many people, including myself, were taken aback by the firing of Debra Schnabel as borough manager. We (I) thought she was doing a great job. I would...
Haines EOC says individual refuses to quarantine, situation now resolved
The Haines Borough Emergency Operations Center (EOC) issued a press release on Facebook Wednesday evening stating that an asymptomatic woman who...
Assembly will begin manager hiring process
The Haines Borough Assembly plans to discuss hire of a new borough manager at the end of this month. At Tuesday’s assembly meeting, members added...
I know who I'm not voting for
It is shameful that Debra Schnabel would be terminated. She stands head and shoulders above the three Assembly members and the mayor. She has worked...
Manager addresses assembly, mayor after her termination
Former Haines Borough manager Debra Schnabel on Tuesday night addressed the assembly members and mayor who fired her last week, and placed final...
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... Full story
Public facilities director proposes lottery to fund building
A land lottery could be the salvation of the Haines public safety building. The facility is nearing the end of its life, but at present, the borough...
Former Borough Manager Debra Schnabel's response to her termination
On May 22 the Borough’s attorney offered me the opportunity to respond to any statement made by the public or by members of the Assembly during the...
FAKE-ISH NEWS ALERT!
The following document is the first draft of the borough assembly's statement regarding the...
Assembly should seek Schnabel's return
I want to express my disappointment in the assembly and mayor for their recent actions in the surprise firing of manager Debra Schnabel. This hasty...
