Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott apologized this week for allowing a Jan. 20 meeting regarding a railroad feasibility study to be held behind closed doors and without notice to the public. The meeting was attended by borough officials, members of the Chilkoot Indian Association, members of the borough’s Port Development Steering Committee and members of the private Port […]
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Culbeck pitches for development job
Haines Borough Executive Assistant to the Manager Darsie Culbeck is asking for a change in his job title and responsibilities, including an increased supervisory role over the pool and parks and recreation departments. According to Culbeck’s draft proposal, his job title would be switched to Community and Economic Development Director. Culbeck recently submitted a proposal […]
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Assembly, committee reject buying sauna
The Haines Borough Finance Committee brought plans for a public sauna at the pool to a halt at a recent meeting, recommending the assembly not fund the $6,500 project put forth by borough staff. The committee considered a budget amendment which would have used $6,500 from funds budgeted for trail development, but ultimately decided to remove the […]
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Borough looks to change appointment process
The Haines Borough Assembly is looking to change the way residents are appointed to boards, committees and commissions. The change is sought to increase transparency and information available to the public, proponents say. The assembly voted 4-1 at its Jan. 14 meeting to introduce an ordinance that increases the amount of information committees are required to provide […]
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Highway residents push school ideas
About 20 upper valley residents and others made an enthusiastic appeal for keeping Mosquito Lake School open Tuesday, saying the Haines Borough School District’s goal of enrolling 10 students there might be met by expanding the K-4 school’s class range, improving “marketing” or transforming it into an alternative school. Those options may involve busing students from town […]
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Borough workers to get free pool use?
Should Haines Borough employees receive free passes for unlimited use of the pool? Interim manager Julie Cozzi and executive assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck thought so, and recently implemented a policy granting free use of the pool to all 70-80 borough employees. The Haines Borough Assembly, however, is postponing the decision to take a closer look. In […]
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Survey targets waste disposal
The Haines Borough wants to know what you do with your garbage. At its Dec. 10 meeting, the assembly directed staff to move forward with conducting a survey of about 200 residents to determine community behaviors and attitudes toward solid waste, including garbage, recycling and compost. Randomly selected residents will receive a card in their post office […]
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Business forum Monday
A “business venture forum,” sponsored by the Haines Chamber of Commerce Monday, is aimed at strengthening the business plans of local entrepreneurs. It starts noon at the public library. The forum will shed light on new business ventures and bring together business start-ups and existing business owners with service providers from banking, insurance, legal services, […]
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Assembly offers Sosa manager’s job
The Haines Borough Assembly voted during a special meeting Tuesday to offer its manager job to candidate David Sosa, a 20-year U.S. Marine Corps officer. He holds a master’s degree in public administration but has never worked for a municipality. After a 30-minute closed-door session, the assembly voted unanimously to extend the job offer to Sosa and […]
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Assembly leans toward Sosa hire
The Haines Borough Assembly isn’t ready to offer the job to manager candidate David Sosa just yet. After coming out of executive session Tuesday, the assembly voted unanimously to call additional references provided by Sosa and ask him to provide a “community interface scenario” he has encountered outside of the military. Sosa has worked as a U.S. […]