The Haines Borough Planning Commission reversed course last week, advancing a code change that would allow large-scale resource extraction in the Mud Bay zoning district, including by non-resident landowners. Commissioners voted 4-1 to resurrect conditional use permitting for property owners seeking to move over 30,000 board feet of timber or 1,500 cubic yards of gravel on a […]
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Students reflect on Elizabeth Peratrovich’s legacy
Haines students from kindergarten to 12th grade described Tlingit civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich as “important,” “awesome” and “the female version of Martin Luther King Jr.” “She’s the one that made everybody be together,” said kindergartener Kayci Ferrin. On Friday, the Haines Borough School hosted an assembly to celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, 74 years after Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination […]
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Dunleavy’s budget hits education hard
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget that includes $1.6 billion in cuts would cost the Haines Borough School District hundreds of thousands of dollars next year should the legislature adopt the governor’s budget. Dunleavy’s proposed budget includes a 23 percent cut to per-student funding across the state. The Haines Borough School District is projected to receive $2.2 million in per-student […]
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Tourism code goes back to committee
In the borough’s newest rendition of tourism code, administration is allowed unscheduled site visits and operators are required to submit a safety plan. Last month, collaborative efforts between the Tourism Advisory Council and Haines Borough administration brought forward changes to Haines’ title five code that operators have called “unfair” and “crazy.” At Tuesday’s assembly meeting, borough clerk […]
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Assembly considers burial fee increase
The Haines Borough Assembly discussed the burying of people and pets. Assembly member Heather Lende proposed amending the borough’s animal code to allow people to bury non-euthanized and non-diseased animals on their private property. “I’m going to vote for this,” assembly member Tom Morphet said. “I think it does raise the question of why we now prohibit […]
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Should cottage businesses pay sales tax?
What is the appropriate profit margin for a lemonade stand to begin collecting sales tax? This was a question the Haines Borough Finance Committee explored on Tuesday, the answers to which will have impacts on small-scale businesses who sell food and other items at popular events such as the Haines Farmers Market and the Southeast Alaska State […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, January 29 A 44 year old male was arrested on an outstanding $5,000 felony assault warrant and lodged at Haines Rural Jail Facility. A Second Avenue business requested assistance in silencing an alarm. Haines Police met with a bicyclist. Wednesday, January 30 The Haines Ministerial Association was contacted on behalf of a citizen. Thursday, January […]
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Dunleavy’s proposed cut could hurt school programs
Buying new equipment for the high school’s automotive vocational education classroom could be axed if Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to cut $20 million in education funding moves forward. The legislature appropriated the additional education funding last year, and the Haines Borough School District is set to receive $44,272 of the $20 million. Expecting those funds, the school board approved […]
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Amazon collecting borough sales tax
Observant Haines shoppers have seen a 5.5 percent price increase to certain Amazon purchases after the company started charging borough sales tax on products beginning Jan. 1, 2019. Borough finance director Jila Stuart told the CVN this week that some residents have called the borough recently, complaining that they were being taxed on some of […]
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University to permit hunting on its land
The University of Alaska’s land management office is researching its land-use permitting process to allow hunting west of the Chilkat River, University regional manager Laura Carmack said on Monday. In October, the university alleged theft and trespassing issues, including hunting while surveying the land in September. Response from residents who have hunted on unmarked University Land […]