10 years ago After a drop of 84 people in 2013 and an increase of 21 in 2014, the population of Haines has reverted to a downward trend, dropping 58 people in the last year to a total of 2,493, according to state statistics. The town is also continuing to get older, maturing from a […]
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This Week in History: Haines teachers, a top teacher award,
10 Years Ago Haines teachers reject negotiated contract offer By an 80 percent margin, Haines Borough teachers last week voted to reject a compensation proposal negotiated between union representatives and the school district. The borough school board had better luck with non-teaching employees, approving a two-year contract with those workers Tuesday that includes about a […]
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This Week in History: A pentathlon, a water and sewer rate increase, nutmeg abuse, a tournament win and a police chief is arrested
10 years ago Water, sewer rate increases looming An ordinance increasing water and sewer rates 5 percent annually for the next three years is set for adoption at Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting. If passed, the combined water/sewer rate for unmetered residential customers would increase from $78.40 today to $91.20 in July 2018. Manager David […]
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This Week in History: Wastewater, White Fang, and a temporary appointment
5 years ago (12/12/2019)Mining committee loses members The Takshanuk Watershed Council resigned from the Chilkat Mining Forum Committee, with board president Ben Kirkpatrick saying it was “not worth the effort we’re putting into it.” Takshanuk is the fourth organization to resign from the Mining Forum Committee since 2017 when the Chilkat Indian Village and Lynn […]
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This Week in History: Rate increase, CVN goes online, and puppies $1 each
10 years, 11/27/2014 Leaders explain support, opposition of power rate increases Haines Borough officials said this week that information that can’t be disclosed led them to vote in favor of a settlement with the Alaska Power Company to increase electric rates by 11 percent. Assembly members Mike Case, Diana Lapham and George Campbell voted to […]
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This Week in History: Preschool seeks new home, eagle count, and the value of Mud Bay
10 years ago, Oct. 30, 2014With clock ticking, preschool weighs options for site With time running out to vacate their Haines Borough-owned building by June 30, the board of the Chilkat Valley Preschool will meet hoping to make a decision on a new, permanent home. The board has been offered space near the Presbyterian Church […]
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This Week in History: Preschool weighs options for new location, eagle count, Mud Bay land appraisals
10 years ago With clock ticking, preschool weighs options for site With time running out to vacate their Haines Borough-owned building by June 30, the board of the Chilkat Valley Preschool will meet hoping to make a decision on a new, permanent home. The board has been offered space near the Presbyterian Church and was […]
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This Week in History: Veterans Village, bears after anglers, Berger hearings
10 years ago Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village officials don’t think property tax should be levied on the second floor of their building. The Haines Borough manager disagrees. At manager David Sosa’s recommendation, the assembly last week declined to introduce an ordinance which, if passed, would have granted a “community purpose exemption” for the residential floor, relieving […]
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This Week in History: Lutak Dock, Haines in transition, and P.O. Box vandals
10 years ago Lutak Dock repair urgent, report says The Haines Borough’s Lutak Dock is “near the edge” and living on “borrowed time,” according to a recently released draft report. The report, completed by PND Engineers, says the structure is failing in several locations and does not meet current safety standards set by the U.S. […]
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This Week in History: Property rights, a tax exemption, and a local moose hunt
10 years ago The Haines Borough Assembly decided a Beach Road man can keep the personal shooting range he’s maintained at his residence for 28 years. The assembly voted unanimously to reverse manager David Sosa’s order for Gary Keller to stop using his backyard shooting range. Though discharging firearms is prohibited in the townsite, Keller […]