On Nov. 15, 12 community members went on a field trip into the woods, trailing state forester Greg Palmieri, in an effort to learn about a controversial Haines topic: timber resources. Palmieri, who has worked for the state since moving to Haines in 1995, is the one man responsible for nearly a quarter million acres […]
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Committee discusses creating natural resource ordinance
The government affairs and services committee discussed on Nov. 6 the creation of an ordinance that would address broader impacts of resource development, along with a severance tax on extractive industries. Committee member Heather Lende cited a section of the City and Borough of Juneau’s ordinance that requires the municipality, in consultation with a mine […]
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Boards say fish tax should go to harbors
Two borough advisory boards have recommended to the assembly that the raw fish tax revenue go directly into the harbor enterprise fund instead of the general fund. “Generally, the fishermen have to fight for their funds and I think the angst is that they bring in all this extra revenue and it’s deposited into the […]
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Borough seeks legal counsel on trooper issue
Borough manager Debra Schnabel met with borough attorney Brooks Chandler on Tuesday in Anchorage to draft a response to Alaska State Troopers on policing responsibilities outside of the Haines townsite. The borough assembly voted 5-1 on Nov. 6 to request that Chandler respond to a letter from Alaska State Troopers sent to the Haines Police last week. In the […]
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Community Education director launches ‘Walk Fit’ fitness challenge
In a nod to Diabetes Awareness Month, a new community program in Haines challenges residents to do one thing: walk. Beginning on Nov. 18, individuals are invited to walk quarter-mile laps inside the Haines School to increase their strength, flexibility and endurance. Community Education Director at the Haines Borough School District, Earleen Lloyd is partnering with […]
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Assembly changes course on police response
The assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the Haines Borough Police Department to respond to calls outside the townsite deemed “urgent.” A second motion defined “urgent calls” as “an imminent threat to life or property” or a crime in progress, based on a suggestion from police chief Heath Scott. On Oct. 23, the assembly voted 4-2 to […]
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Thanks for brightening our funding future
On behalf of the Chilkat Center for the Arts and the Haines Borough Public Library, I would like to thank everyone who attended “Tapestry of Light,” our successful bene t concert which took place last Saturday, November 3. I would also like to thank those who worked so hard to put this event together. Besides our fabulous […]
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University alleges illegal timber harvest
The University of Alaska has alerted the Haines Borough of an “alarming amount of timber theft, along with significant trespassing issues” on UA lands in the Haines Borough. The allegations include “trespass trails,” timber theft, establishment of roads and trap lines, placement of signs, hunting, and “in the most egregious case, a cabin and fenced equipment storage area,” […]
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Do you want new assembly chambers?
The Haines Borough Assembly is being asked right now to commit to adding new assembly chambers to the public library building. The initial cost estimate of the project is $400,000, plus $30,000 for design. At its Nov. 6 and Dec. 4 meetings, the assembly will consider an ordinance to spend $30,000 for design. There has been very […]
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Parks and Rec considers mini-libraries
‘Take a book, leave a book’ is the premise behind the national nonprofit organization Little Free Library, proposed for Haines adoption by assembly member Brenda Josephson to the Parks and Recreation Committee. “But you wouldn’t necessarily have to return it,” Josephson said. A sub-committee of Parks and Rec has been assigned to this project, consisting […]