The pool will remain closed through October after the Indianapolis contractor RenoSys has again announced project delays, according to public facilities director Ed Coffland. “The original contract (end) day was August 16. They didn’t’ meet that. They were asked to provide a schedule, which they did. That date said October 7. They have slipped on […]
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Manager hires new facilities director
Borough manager Debra Schnabel hired new employees to fill the director of public facilities, and contracts and grants administration positions. Ed Coffland is the new public facilities director, pending assembly approval and tourism director Carolann Wooton was hired for the grants administration position. Coffland, a civil engineer, has worked across the world on mining, and oil and […]
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Borough reups police chief’s contract
On Tuesday, police chief Heath Scott signed a re-negotiated contract with the borough, and declined an offer from Wrangell, in exchange for a $10,000 raise. The only amendments to Scott’s contract from 2016 are an 8 percent increase in salary beginning Jan. 1, 2020, bringing his annual pay to $110,000 annually through June 2021. “If […]
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Area-wide policing fails, assembly misses deadline
The proposition to allow police services boroughwide will not appear on the October ballot, after the assembly failed to vote on the ordinance in enough time to allow for the required 40-day notice period before elections. “At least 40 days before each general or special election, notice of the subject of any proposition, referendum or […]
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Eagle’s Nest trailer park water shut off due to leaks
The Haines Borough temporarily shut off water to the Eagle’s Nest Trailer Park for three days last week due to significant leaks that have been occurring for years, according to borough administrators. Borough manager Debra Schnabel said water is currently leaking from several unknown sources in the park at a rate of 1,000 gallons per hour. The leaks, which […]
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Assembly reaches impasse on staff attrition
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly met to discuss the merits of eliminating or consolidating vacating staff positions in response to statewide budget cuts, but ultimately disagreed on what- if any- positions should be removed. This month, the Haines Borough staff experienced an unexpected shake up when several employee resignations came at once. Borough planner Holly Smith served her […]
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Assembly to consider cutting staff positions
The Haines Borough Assembly will meet as a committee of the whole with manager Debra Schnabel on Aug. 20 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss personnel restructuring in light of a handful of soon-to-be vacant borough positions. Last week, borough planner Holly Smith worked her last day after resigning in May; public facilities director Brad Ryan accepted a manager position […]
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Lily Lake water line installers didn’t account for drought conditions
Although water levels at Lily Lake are at an all-time low, that’s not what’s prompting water restrictions for residents and visitors. A construction flaw in the pipe that feeds water from the lake to the treatment plant on FAA Road is the source of the problem, borough administrators said this week. The pipe leading from […]
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KHNS receives borough funding The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $20,000 allocation Thursday to KHNS in the wake of stripped state funding. Last month, KHNS station manager Kay Clements requested the money from the assembly after Gov. Mike Dunleavy eliminated public radio funding, which amounted to about $75,000 for KHNS. To compensate for cuts, the department […]
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Nearly 300 voters sign petition to recall Dunleavy
As of Wednesday, 294 Haines residents have joined a statewide movement to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy on grounds of violating state law, misusing state funds, improperly using line-item veto powers and acting incompetently. Local organizers took to the streets at Haines’ First Friday to gain signatures it mailed to Anchorage on August 5. Recall events […]