The question of extending police service borough-wide won’t go before voters this October after the Haines Borough Assembly referred the issue back to committee. Borough staff recommended sending it back to the Government Affairs and Services Committee after several public meetings about the proposed ordinance to create a “community safety service area.” The issue began after the […]
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Ryan finalist for manager
Haines Borough Public Facilities Director Brad Ryan is among three finalists for a city manager position in Dillingham. Ryan has served as the interim borough manager twice in the last two years, with his most recent appointment this winter after former manager Bill Seward was fired in December. Ryan was a finalist for the manager […]
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Hazardous waste collection up
Participation continues to grow for the Haines Borough hazardous household waste collection. The public works department in conjunction with Carson Dorn, Inc. of Juneau hosted the collection at the new public works shop on Union Street July 21 and 22. Carson Dorn’s Steve Haavig said overall participation was up from last year. “Early Saturday morning was slow […]
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Schnabel asks for ideas, not criticism at solid waste meeting
A member of the Haines Borough Solid Waste Working Group was unhappy with two transfer station plans presented Tuesday as she believed they disregarded incentives for recycling and reducing waste. Borough public facilities director Brad Ryan and group member Burl Sheldon created two basic solid waste plans around a transfer station model that they presented to the […]
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Forest Service to rebuild Excursion bridge
The U.S. Forest Service will demolish and rebuild the bridge at Excursion Inlet by Sept. 30. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced in a press release that the Forest Service recently sourced components for the new bridge and will soon barge them in to begin work. The Ocean Beauty cannery uses the bridge for accessing its […]
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Borough-wide police protection, a guide
At the Haines Borough Assembly‘s direction, borough staff have drafted an ordinance that creates and funds a borough wide “community safety service area.” The issue could go before the voters this October, pending assembly approval of the measure. The ordinance comes after a handful of meetings centered around a vacant Alaska State Trooper position the state […]
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New director for chamber selected
New Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracey Harmon will bring management experience in nonprofits to the job as the chamber looks to connect with its membership. Harmon, who worked as the executive manager of Chilkat Valley Preschool, said she would like to meet and poll members to hear more about what support they need. “I’d […]
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Petersburg grower sets up shop
Petersburg’s Gary Morgan built his limited marijuana cultivation facility Moog Droog from the ground up. He said it cost him around $100,000, way more money and time than he anticipated. Petersburg has a $25 excise tax for each ounce of marijuana sold from cultivation facilities. Morgan said the tax hasn’t been an impediment to the […]
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Expanded police service still murky
A complex, borough-wide police service area draft ordinance might come before voters this October, but some residents and assembly members say it needs to be simplified and restructured. Since the Alaska State Troopers eliminated its trooper position from the borough last winter, the community has been discussing what presence the police should have outside city […]
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Public’s turn to weigh in on sin taxes
The Haines Borough Assembly last week advanced a new tax on tobacco and marijuana products. The 4-2 vote levies a $2 excise tax on each pack of cigarettes brought or transported into the Haines Borough after Dec. 31, 2017. The ordinance also levies 45 percent of the wholesale price on other tobacco products. The excise tax ordinance levies $5 […]