A borough assembly ordinance took effect July 1 that eliminates the fee for anyone through age 18 to get in the water during public swim time at the Haines Borough Swimming Pool. The swim fee had been $3.75 per session. “We have got to get those kids swimming,” said RaeAnn Galasso, aquatics director. “This is great for […]
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Haines 4th of July Special Feature
Grand marshal honor goes to Lucy Harrell The Haines Fourth of July organizing committee has planned a 15-hour day that starts with food, mixes in several races and sporting events, food, the traditional Main Street parade, even more food, and then ends with music. The holiday will start with a 7 a.m. flag raising by […]
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4th of July event schedule
Saturday, June 30 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Volunteer Fire Dept. Annual Texas Style BBQ at the firehall. 6:00 p.m. Patriotic Concert at the American Legion Hall. Tuesday, July 3 33 Mile Roadhouse Pig Roast and Fireworks Show. Wednesday, July 4 7:00 a.m. Flag Raising by the American Legion at the Fort Seward Parade Grounds. […]
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Borough, AML may strike deal for ramp
The Haines Borough is considering a partnership with freight company Alaska Marine Lines, which would construct, operate and own a new roll-on/roll-off barge ramp on leased borough land at the Lutak Dock. Engineers have told the borough that the municipally owned freight dock at Lutak is in poor shape and in danger of catastrophic failure. Borough manager Debra Schnabel introduced a memorandum of […]
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Borough considers a new 1% sales tax instead of landfill fees
The Haines Borough is moving toward proposing an additional 1 percent sales tax to fund a new borough-directed solid waste disposal program — maybe contracting with Community Waste Solutions, the current landfill owner and operator. The new tax would replace the fee system at the landfill. Regardless which way the borough goes, CWS told the borough assembly […]
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Assembly will review exempting residential rentals from sales tax
The Haines Borough Assembly will review a finance committee recommendation that the borough exempt residential renters from paying sales tax if they live in Haines for at least nine months a year. The topic is on the agenda for the assembly’s July 10 meeting. Assembly member Sean Maidy introduced the idea last month to exempt residential rentals […]
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ndustrial zoning up for debate
The Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended rezoning land at Jones Point from heavy industrial to industrial light commercial to accommodate landowners’ plans and allow for future industrial uses, but the borough assembly June 12 mostly indicated support for the property owners’ original request for a rural mixed-use zoning. Takshanuk Watershed Council Executive Director Meredith Pochardt said the […]
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University approves moving ahead with Haines timber sale
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has directed staff to proceed with negotiations for a timber sale in the Haines area, with final contract terms expected to come to the board for approval in late July or August. Allowing for permitting and work-plan approval by state regulatory agencies, the earliest timber harvesting could start […]
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Juneau firm proposes to take over borough’s junked vehicle removal
The Haines Borough wants to make it easier to get junked vehicles out of town. A code amendment proposed by the planning commission would do that by allowing a storage yard for the cars and trucks in waterfront industrial zones. Juneau-based Skookum Sales & Recycling, owned by parent company Channel Construction, has contacted the borough with interest […]
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Borough seeks wood grinder
The Haines Borough is looking to purchase a wood grinder and lease it to an emerging or small business to operate for the community. Bids are due July 2. A separate process will select the operator. “The idea is to make things possible for a business that wouldn’t have the capital to afford to purchase a grinder,” […]