A week after the Haines Borough Planning Commission discussed placing restrictions on commercial logging and other resource extraction in the Mud Bay rural residential zone, a local land developer has applied for a residential land-use permit that includes plans to sell logs from trees cleared for a planned residential subdivision. Skookum Holdings owner Robert Schnabel’s May 19 […]
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Time for borough staff to mend fences
How do I thwart thee (the thoughtful, positive intentions of legitimately elected assembly members)? Let me count the ways. I’m repeating myself to participants in the harsh campaigns – are you grounded in love? If not, what are you doing? Love makes for objectivity, reactivity does not. An open heart and a whole brain are required for […]
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Moment of silence, apology at meeting
At a meeting that included colorful moments, the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday heard the tourism director explain why she recently resigned, slashed the mayor’s salary, and issued a public apology to residents barred from the borough office last year. They also voted to help cover rising costs in employee health insurance, and held a requested moment of […]
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Assembly seat open; deadline set May 15
A vacant seat is up for grabs on the Haines Borough Assembly, following the resignation of member Mike Case at the group’s April 25 meeting. Case disagreed with the assembly’s decision to hire borough manager candidate Debra Schnabel. Case’s resignation was official May 1 and the vacancy must be filled within 30 days of that date. The […]
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Manager hire vote roils community
The Haines Borough Assembly’s 5-1 decision to hire Debra Schnabel as borough manager Tuesday has further engulfed a community already embroiled in controversy. As it stands, three borough assembly members are in the midst of a recall effort, another resigned Tuesday night after the manager hire, Haines Police officers have filed a grievance against the borough and, for many reasons, distrust […]
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Use civil conversation instead of recall
I’ve enjoyed my share of politics. Voted every election since I first could at age 18 at a special election at college. I very seldom agree with much the borough does, but I have the means to disagree at election time. Recalls are a waste of resources, time and taxpayers’ money. If you disagree so […]
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Manager hiring process was flawed
In my opinion, Debra Schnabel was not the “best” qualified borough manager candidate. The question is not about academic achievement, but documented experience! Would you hire a surgeon to cut into you with only textbook training or because they supported certain causes? Recently, Debra brought her Haines Chamber “clout” to the Young Road appeal, claiming her brother’s […]
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Manager candidate interviews scheduled
By way of conversation and a coin toss, Haines Borough officials organized two community meetings with manager applicants. Residents will get to ask questions of applicants and provide written feedback to the assembly. Manager finalists are interim manager Brad Ryan and Haines Chamber of Commerce executive director Debra Schnabel. Beginning 9 a.m. on April 24, borough staff will […]
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Borough manager finalists are Schnabel, Ryan
The final two local Haines Borough manager applicants both stressed their abilities to bring people together and curb controversy in borough politics during their preliminary interviews with the assembly. The assembly Friday asked four questions to in-town applicants Debra Schnabel and interim borough manager Brad Ryan, as well as out-of-town applicant Robert Jordan. It voted to continue the interview […]
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Residents Debra Schnabel and Brad Ryan made the shortlist for borough manager applicants that the borough assembly will interview. Assembly members at a March 9 committee of the whole meeting carved the list down from 10 to four candidates. Gene Green and Robert Jordan also made the cut, although Green withdrew his application Monday morning. Ryan holds […]