The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday voted down a resolution that would have supported extra protections for the harbormaster and harbor employees. The resolution would have supported passage of state legislation establishing a minimum amount of jail time for people convicted of assaulting or harassing port and harbor employees. The assembly voted 3-2 to strike down the resolution, […]
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Assailant Jackson sues borough
A Haines man found guilty of three charges stemming from a July 2012 fight with three Haines Borough police officers has filed a civil suit against several borough officials, police officers, and state attorneys. Randy Jackson, 54, filed the suit claiming false arrest, false imprisonment, illegal search, conspiracy and malicious prosecution in state superior court in September. […]
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Report honestly on ex-employees?
Haines Borough Assembly member Debra Schnabel last week submitted for the assembly’s consideration a policy statement that would discourage the borough from entering into nondisclosure agreements with employees who leave their jobs with an unfavorable work history. Schnabel called for the policy at a July meeting, prompted by the borough’s negotiation of nondisclosure agreements with former police […]
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Lowe and Joel situations not comparable
When my friend Gary Lowe was “let go” a year or so ago, I sat by and said nothing. He was getting a financial settlement he seemed satisfied with and he certainly didn’t want to remain in a town that had treated him so badly. He had “crossed” the Chilkat Valley News and there was no way he […]
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DOT says Joel hire acceptable
Alaska Department of Transportation Commissioner Pat Kemp said in a press release late Wednesday that the hiring of former Haines Borough Police Sgt. Jason Joel was “in accordance” with state regulations and included “a proper background check.” “The review included speaking with former employers and references… the AMHS Security Officer position… is subject to a probationary period […]
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Sanctioned ex-cop to lead ferry security
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Byron Mallott is calling for Gov. Sean Parnell to rescind the hire of former Haines Borough Police Department Sgt. Jason Joel to the Alaska Marine Highway System. The ferry system hired Joel as a security officer in May. Joel resigned from the Haines Borough Police Department under questionable circumstances in April 2011 after working for the […]
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Assembly OKs ATVs on borough roads
The Haines Borough Assembly last week unanimously approved an ordinance change that will allow ATVs on borough-owned roads. Member Diana Lapham raised concerns that some four-wheelers come mounted with a placard saying not to operate them on pavement. “They can tend to stop, flip, whatever,” she said. “I don’t know what liability the borough could be held […]
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ATVs on roads? Ordinance back
Haines Borough Assembly member Jerry Lapp is resuming the push for relaxation of snowmachine and all-terrain vehicle laws in the borough. An ordinance proposed by Lapp and introduced by the assembly Tuesday would allow ATV use on streets and highways within the borough. It also would allow snowmachine use on highway shoulders in the borough. A similar […]
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Finalist for top cop blasts assembly
The attempted hire of a new Haines Borough police chief fell through Wednesday when the assembly voted unanimously to end negotiations with Richard Crays, the assembly’s top candidate for the job. Problems started last week with apparent confusion between Crays and borough officials about how much the borough was willing to pay an incoming chief. The borough […]
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In 2013, projects belied forecast
For the first time since the rebuilt Haines School was oriented toward Old Haines Highway in 2007, students could make it to the school along a sidewalk. The $975,000 project was one of several changing the face of downtown in the past year. Work also started on the $6 million Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village and the […]