Employee housing rejected In a 3-2 vote last week, the Haines Borough Assembly rejected an ordinance that aimed to define approval criteria and allowable zones for employee housing in a 3-2 vote. Under current code, “living quarters necessary for caretakers, guards, and overnight employee accommodations” is allowable without restriction under the definition of “accessory use,” language borough […]
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New York architects present PC trail plans
Two represenetatives from a New York-based landscape architecture firm visited Haines from May 18 to May 23 to meet with residents, present plans for the Portage Cove Waterfront trail and, as they told the group at their Monday-night presentation, answer the question “Who are you and why are you here?” The trail will connect Picture […]
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Assembly appoints public safety members The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday appointed three new public safety commissioners. Chuck Mitman, Pat Hefley and Paul Rogers will fill seats left by members who resigned from the commission over the fall and winter. The appointments come after commission meeting postponements and disagreements about who should be appointed. The Public Safety Commission […]
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DNR extends comment period, but not because of borough request
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) permitting office announced Monday that it is extending the comment period for two state permits sought by Constantine Metal Resources due to an inaccurate mailing address, now ending May 30 at 5 p.m. On April 16, the state released two application documents for the Palmer Project exploration activities […]
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Body IQ moves up the hill After almost five years in the firehall in Fort Seward, owner and therapist Marnie Harman has moved Body IQ out of the rented space and purchased a house-turned-studio. Clientele seeking therapy, yoga and health coaching can now report to Hartman’s new space on the corner of 3rd Avenue and […]
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Police chief applies for UAA job
By Jenna Kunze Haines Borough Police Chief Scott is one of three applicants being considered for campus police chief at University of Alaska at Anchorage. Scott, whose three-year contract in Haines is up July 18, applied for the job in January and was shortlisted for an in-person interview on March 29. Thirteen applied for the position, […]
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Commission chair urges better communication with borough assembly
Since the resignation of the Haines Borough Planning Commission chair Don Turner III in April, the working relationship between the planning commission and the assembly has been uneasy. The relationship has been problematic for a long time, according to the commission’s new chair, Sylvia Heinz, but the problems have become more pronounced since Turner resigned. In a […]
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Lack of census participation will cost borough state and federal funding
Every 10 years, roughly half of Haines residents jeopardize thousands of dollars in state and federal funding by ignoring U.S Census Bureau mailings, according to Census Bureau data. The census, mandated by the Constitution, is a population count for every U.S. citizen that is used to determine congressional representation, redistricting and how federal and state […]
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Committee rejects seasonal sales tax
As borough officials, staff and residents prepare for less state revenue, assembly members rejected a seasonal sales tax proposal, an idea at least two Haines residents brought to borough staff recently and in the past. Based on 2017 sales tax revenues, the borough would generate an additional $185,000 if it charged a 4 percent sales […]
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Assembly again considers, alcohol, marijuana taxes
On Tuesday, Haines Borough Assembly members considered introducing a two percent excise tax on marijuana and alcohol. “We should allocate those funds, just so we’re not using them to plug our holes, we should also use those funds specifically for rehabilitation and enforcement for drug issues,” said assembly member Sean Maidy. “(That money) could also go towards […]