Vote NO on Proposition #1 I have served on the Haines Borough Planning Commission for sixteen years. The commission has always been a diverse group that has worked to find common ground. Diversity is good. I have learned that people who may not share your political views often have experience that you don’t have, and often have […]
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Letters to the Editor
New Dolphins leap into the swim team The Haines Dolphins Swim Team is starting another exciting season. We have a large number of returning swimmers and a great group of new young Dolphins. It is wonderful to have Jackie St.Clair as the returning head coach, two returning assistant coaches and a new program to bring […]
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Candidates outline positions in final forum
More than 50 people attended an assembly candidate forum at the Chilkat Center on Tuesday evening where four candidates running for two open seats outlined their positions on current Haines issues. Chilkat Valley News and KHNS hosted the event. CVN publisher Kyle Clayton and KHNS reporter Henry Leasia moderated the forum. They asked candidates nine […]
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Two of these four candidates will be Haines’ next assembly members
What is the single biggest issue facing Haines? Maidy: The single biggest issue facing Haines is polarization. We are a town of very strong opinions and that leads to gridlock when it comes to decision-making. It’s time we put past differences aside and work towards rebuilding our infrastructure such as the sewage treatment plant, the public […]
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Assembly members to consider revoking Alaska X tour permit
The Haines Borough Assembly‘s commerce committee will discuss next week the borough’s option to suspend or revoke Alaska Excursions’ Glacier Point tour permit after details in an Alaska State Trooper report about the drowning of tour guest Steve Willis mirrored concerns brought to the assembly by the company’s former guides in February. Willis’ widow, Sheri Willis, […]
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Back to the drawing board: staff to research sales tax on pot
The Finance Committee asked borough staff to research taxing marijuana at the retail level. The borough currently charges an excise tax on marijuana cultivation, but instead may decide to levy a special tax on consumers. An excise tax, which is different from a sales tax because it is imposed by the assembly instead of voted […]
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Borough settles with harbor contractor
the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $598,000 settlement to be paid to small boat harbor contractor Pacific Pile & Marine for its claim of differing site conditions. PPM claimed last summer that the harbor basin was harder than described in contract documents, causing a $1.1 million budget increase. In 2013, PND Engineers analyzed the dredge basin […]
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State Troopers report details death at Alaska Excursions glacier tour
Launching a canoe in high water too close to rapids and a corresponding engine malfunction contributed to the death of a Nevada pastor this summer on a tour with Skagway based Alaska Excursions-a company that was criticized by former employees this spring for operating unsafely and neglecting maintenance of its equipment. Steven Todd Willis, 50, […]
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DOT to curb blind corner on Third and Main Street
The Alaska Department of Transportation will soon extend by nine feet the no-parking zone on Main Street in front of Talia’s Treasures. In an effort to address perceived traffic hazards, Haines Borough and Chilkoot Indian Association officials have been working with the DOT to improve traffic safety at intersection of Third Avenue and Main Street. Citizens have […]
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Trash police service area, push for trooper
RE: police service areas I ask that we cancel the police service areas considered to come to a vote process and replace that effort with an all-out push for re-seating a state trooper for Haines. 1. Being an election year, the timing is right to seek re-seating of our trooper, using all influence with our […]