Discussion of a possible rezone of 72 acres of property near .6 Mile Chilkat Lake Road ended abruptly last week when the rezone petitioner stormed out of the planning commission meeting. Scott Sundberg in May submitted a petition to rezone 15 lots on the west side of Chilkat Lake Road from general use, the most […]
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Applicants sought for economic position
Haines Borough staff posted the advertisement for the newly-created community and economic development director position on the borough website Tuesday. The starting annual salary is $62,000 and the position includes medical benefits, Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) retirement, annual leave, sick leave, personal leave and paid holidays. Manager David Sosa pulled the job description […]
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Glass ordered off Skyline lot
After more than a year of neighborhood friction, the Haines Borough Assembly has stepped in to force local business owner Paul Nelson to remove truckloads of improperly processed glass fill from his Skyline Estates property. The assembly, acting as a quasi-judicial body, voted Tuesday to order Nelson to remove and properly dispose of all the fill surrounding […]
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School-library trail planned
Haines Borough school board members and borough officials envision maintaining a winter walking trail between the Haines School and public library, in the absence of a connected sidewalk between the two facilities. Previous to reconstruction of the Haines School in 2007, the elementary school and library were separated by less than one block. School and borough officials […]
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Mine study may include tribes
The Haines Borough Assembly is moving forward with plans to conduct stakeholder meetings and community forums on the potential development of the Palmer Project mineral deposit. The assembly voted 4-1 to authorize Mayor Stephanie Scott to collaborate with the Chilkoot Indian Association and Chilkat Indian Village on exploring the possible social, political and economic impacts of a mining industry within […]
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Assembly to decide on $20K mining program
The Haines Borough Assembly will consider Tuesday whether to fund a $20,000 proposal by Takshanuk Watershed Council for facilitation of stakeholder meetings and community forums on the potential development of a mine northwest of Haines. Mayor Stephanie Scott and assembly member Debra Schnabel solicited the proposal, which aims to explore the economic, environmental, social and transportation-related impacts of development of the […]
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Board OKs school budget; $45K in ‘stipends’
The Haines Borough school board unanimously approved a $5.13 million budget for the coming year and one-time “stipends” of $1,000 to full-time teachers and staff members at its meeting Tuesday. The stipends, the result of negotiations between the district and the Haines Education Association, will cost the district an estimated $45,000. The money will come from cost savings […]
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Assembly passes FY15 budget
The Haines Borough Assembly last week passed its $12 million budget for the upcoming year on a 4-2 vote, with assembly members Debra Schnabel and George Campbell opposed to the spending plan. The budget included the creation of a new community and economic development director position and elimination of the executive assistant to the manager position. Campbell tried and […]
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Ski club seeking money for track machine
The Haines Ski and Hike Club is looking to the Haines Borough for help in expanding its winter track-setting operations. Club members approached the assembly last week asking for the borough to contribute matching funds for a $4,000 grant the group could receive to purchase a Ginzu 84-inch groomer and track setter. The grant is from […]
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Assembly to consider new, high-ranking job Tuesday
Haines Borough Manager David Sosa said this week that if the proposed community and economic development director position is not approved by the assembly, executive assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck will be able to return to his regular position this fall. Culbeck’s last day at the borough was May 16. He will be […]