Pacific Pile and Marine filed a second claim with the Haines Borough alleging the sea floor is harder than was described in PND Engineers’ analysis of the harbor basin. The contractor notified the borough of its first claim in July and later provided an estimate of the costs associated with dredging, which was $1 million more than […]
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Mayor, working group to sell solid waste plan to public
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill and borough manager Debra Schnabel are working to refine and release a publicly subsidized solid waste program plan that will be palatable for the public. The Solid Waste Working Group presented a plan to the borough assembly Monday that includes up to a 1 percent sales tax increase to help pay for the estimated $500,000 […]
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Privacy issues at play as borough uses drone for zoning enforcement
The Haines Borough has twice used a drone to spot local zoning violations without informing property owners that the unmanned aircraft flew over and photographed their property. Borough manager Debra Schnabel directed the use of a drone in two zoning enforcement issues during the past three weeks. The photos showed one property in violation of the zoning code, Schnabel […]
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Partial Lutak Dock repair planned
The Haines Borough Assembly gave the go-ahead to move forward with the repair of the roll-on, roll-off dock. Borough manager Debra Schnabel decided not to go ahead with federal grant applications for funding the Lutak Dock. Feedback at a community meeting indicated the borough was not ready to embark on the project due to lack of local funding options and that […]
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Harbor contractor wants $1 million from borough
Pacific Pile & Marine is seeking $1 million from the Haines Borough, claiming the sea floor was harder than described in bid documents for dredging operations for the harbor expansion project. Pacific Pile & Marine notified the borough on July 25 of the potential for differing site conditions after experiencing dredging delays. The contractor complained of […]
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Assembly wants university to delay logging in Mud Bay
The Haines Borough Assembly is asking the University of Alaska to delay awarding the Chilkat Peninsula timber sale contract until they can meet and discuss local zoning issues related to logging. The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved the competitive timber sale on about 400 acres of land in the Mud Bay zoning area last month […]
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Borough won’t seek grant for Lutak Dock this year
The Haines Borough will not seek federal grant funding this year to rebuild the Lutak Dock. The decision comes after a community meeting last week where the ports and harbors advisory committee, the planning commission, the borough assembly and other community members met to discuss design and funding options for the dock. Several of the meeting’s attendees, including Donnie […]
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Out with the old, in with the new
Politics, politics. Another year, another election. I’ve decided to endorse Joanie Wagner for Mayor, and the new candidates that have not run or been elected before. We must move forward. I believe that incumbents and former divisive people that pushed the recall should be put behind us. I think a lot of this progress is from […]
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Less hate, more respect
During the past three years, Jan Hill has called the community “hateful.” She has called assembly members “axe-hurlers.” She has – without a word of proof or substantiation – alleged a plot or “set-up” to make Debra Schnabel our borough manager, a statement that borders on slander. Hill cast the deciding vote that denied borough residents an opportunity to […]
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Assembly candidates outline competing visions
Five Haines Borough Assembly candidates outlined different visions for the future of Haines during a public forum Monday where they discussed recent issues such as police response outside the townsite, balancing the budget and fixing the Lutak Dock. Michael Fullerton brought up the Lutak Dock in his opening remarks and said repairing the infrastructure should the borough’s first priority. He said […]