The Haines Borough temporarily shut off water to the Eagle’s Nest Trailer Park for three days last week due to significant leaks that have been occurring for years, according to borough administrators. Borough manager Debra Schnabel said water is currently leaking from several unknown sources in the park at a rate of 1,000 gallons per hour. The leaks, which […]
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Policing ballot prop stalls
A charter change for areawide policing might not make it to the October ballot. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to hold a third public hearing for the ordinance at their Tuesday meeting to give staff time to hash out disputes in interpretation of charter language. “We’ve had some information that caused us to have more than […]
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Dunleavy approves final operating budget
On Monday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a finalized operating budget, solidifying about half of the cuts he originally proposed in June—or $200 million— and set the Permanent Fund Dividend at $1,600. The largest cut to the Haines Borough remains the bond reimbursement which has traditionally offset a portion of annual school construction costs—now leaving Haines taxpayers responsible […]
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Assembly reaches impasse on staff attrition
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly met to discuss the merits of eliminating or consolidating vacating staff positions in response to statewide budget cuts, but ultimately disagreed on what- if any- positions should be removed. This month, the Haines Borough staff experienced an unexpected shake up when several employee resignations came at once. Borough planner Holly Smith served her […]
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New teachers join Haines School
New fifth grade and art teachers have joined the Haines Borough School District this year. Giselle Miller landed the art position, literally, after spending the past several years sailing with her husband in their 38-foot Hans Christian sailboat. The sailed from Southeast Alaska to Mexico and later to New Zealand, where the boat is currently docked. “It’s […]
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It’s time to reconsider our water source
First, I would like to commend Dennis Durr and the Haines Borough water folks for keeping the townsite supplied with clean drinking water during these extreme conditions. Their diligence has continued to solve problems that the antiquated Haines Borough water infrastructure has created. This is not the first episode with problems at Lilly Lake, and it won’t be the last. Take […]
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Assembly to consider cutting staff positions
The Haines Borough Assembly will meet as a committee of the whole with manager Debra Schnabel on Aug. 20 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss personnel restructuring in light of a handful of soon-to-be vacant borough positions. Last week, borough planner Holly Smith worked her last day after resigning in May; public facilities director Brad Ryan accepted a manager position […]
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Man stabbed during ‘horseplay’
The Haines Borough police are completing a report on an accidental stabbing of a man on Aug. 5 at a vocational rental on Mud Bay Road. The incident involved two men who were “horseplay[ing],” according to dispatch communication from officer Adam Patterson who was at the scene. “It was an accident involving a knife where somebody was […]
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Thank you Arjun Raman!
Your letter to the editor in last week’s CVN (Aug. 8) eloquently stated many of the problems with police expansion. Police expansion in the Haines Borough is a government power grab. Haines does not need more police and does not need more government. Gone are the days of state money flowing into Haines to prop up local […]
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Rogers only filer for two assembly seats
With less than one week before the filing deadline, Paul Rogers is the only candidate registered to run for one of two open seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. At a training for potential candidates on Monday, five other residents attended, though none have filed as of press time Wednesday. Diana Lapham, Sally McGuire, Zepher Sincerny […]