Haines Borough Assembly members expressed support to approve Roger Schnabel’s Highland Estate’s request for a 10-year property tax exemption for its Hilltop subdivision project in its first public hearing. The assembly earlier this year voted to allow temporary tax exemptions for improvements made for economic development purposes to address Haines’ apparent housing shortage. The policy […]
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GASC reviews four nonprofit apps
The Haines Government Affairs and Services Committee (GASC) recommended the assembly approve four nonprofits’ applications for funding at its meeting on Tuesday. The Haines Senior Center, Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL), KHNS, and Haines Friends of Recycling (HFR) requested $15,000, $8,000, $5,000, and $7,190 respectively. The money will come from $38,000 that this year’s budget […]
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Sales tax discussion tabled
The motion to include sales tax reallocation on the October ballot died at the Aug. 24 assembly meeting. Even assembly member Debra Schnabel, who had shepherded the proposal through several GAS committees and a previous public hearing, ultimately didn’t support it. “I will not be voting in favor of adopting this ordinance even though I was […]
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Little League raffle winner returns money to community
Diane McGowan had a good feeling about ticket #495. She recalled telling her cousin, Debra Schnabel, that that number in particular just “felt like a winning ticket” after they each bought five tickets in the Haines Little League 50-50 Raffle at the softball tournament on Aug. 14. “We laughed about that, that I had that feeling,” […]
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Softball tourney was a homerun
The Haines Softball League would like to Thank everyone who donated the wonderful prizes for our Six Pack Sam Co-ed Softball Raffle. The raffle and tournament were a huge success and we could not have done it without local support. Your support has opened up many opportunities for the Haines Softball League to continue on […]
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Lapp indicates interest in filling assembly vacancy
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday accepted Caitlin Kirby’s resignation and moved to solicit letters from community members interested in filling her seat until the October election. Aspiring candidates will have 10 days to notify borough staff of their interest. The appointment will be made at the beginning of the Aug. 23 meeting and the selected candidate […]
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GAS discusses solid waste prices, approves nonprofit grant form
The Haines Borough’s Government and Services Committee at its Aug. 2 meeting discussed possible borough actions to reduce illegal dumping and burning following the restructured business model at Community Waste Solutions (CWS). The committee weighed the possibility of mandating trash pickup, at least in the townsite. Various committee members said they believed that if people […]
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Arts Outlook
Sheldon Museum Six-Week Spotlight: Concept of HOME “Places do not belong to us. We belong to them.” – Kazim Ali What is home? That’s an intriguing question in Haines, where most residents are from elsewhere. Lifelong resident Debra Schnabel explores the concept in an art installation that opened this week at the Haines Sheldon Museum’s Hakkinen Gallery. […]
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Price increase soon to come at landfill
Trash disposal in Haines is about to become substantially more expensive. On Aug. 15, Community Waste Solutions (CWS) will be abandoning its weight-based pricing structure – now set at 40 cents per pound for household waste – and will begin charging based on bag size regardless of weight. A standard 13-gallon kitchen garbage bag will […]
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Borough withdraws from Parade Grounds discussion
The Haines Borough won’t assume ownership of the Fort Seward Parade Grounds anytime soon. After months of discussing a potential acquisition of the historic property from Alaska Indian Arts (AIA), the nonprofit that owns the Parade Grounds, borough manager Annette Kreitzer this week announced that the borough was withdrawing from negotiations. Since last November, Kreitzer had been […]