Haines Mayor Jan Hill will continue to appoint volunteers to the borough’s committees and boards after a proposal to shift responsibility to voters failed Monday. Assembly member Tom Morphet supported the idea from the audience at Monday’s assembly Government Affairs and Services Committee meeting. While not a member of the body, he said members of the borough’s boards […]
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$100,000 ‘lipstick job’: officials discuss fate of public safety building
The Haines Borough Assembly discussed what should happen with the borough’s public safety building Monday, a facility that one assembly member said is “in shambles” and barely functional for its daily operations. The public safety building on Haines Highway houses the borough’s police department and dispatch, the fire department and ambulance crew, the assembly chambers where public […]
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Get engaged: stream public meetings
Have you ever heard the news from a public meeting and wondered what happened? There is no need to wonder anymore because Haines Borough Assembly and Planning Commission meetings are now being streamed live on KHNS. Streaming is available at khns.org by clicking on the live streaming link during the meeting. Additionally, all meetings are recorded and […]
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Summer camp schedule
Children in the Chilkat Valley shouldn’t be bored this summer with dozens of camps, classes and activities to join. Sports, culture, language, theater, and team building are a few topics the camps cover. The following is a list of some of the events offered for students this summer. Stay tuned for ads for these and […]
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Borough to advance taxpayer-funded solid waste program
Prompted by citizen complaints and borough staff intervention, the Haines Borough Assembly this week decided to take a more active role in waste management. The assembly voted 4-2 to adopt six recommendations from borough manager Debra Schnabel that include reporting landfill conditions at Community Waste Solutions to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation as well as initiating a plan […]
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C-SPAN heads to town
The C-SPAN bus is making a pit stop in Haines on its quest to visit all 50 state capitals. Mayor Jan Hill said she was contacted by officials from the television network, in coordination with GCI, about a traveling educational exhibit that will be in Haines on Wednesday, June 20. The C-SPAN bus, which is celebrating its […]
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Debate continues over police patrols outside townsite
The Haines Borough Assembly again discussed the merits of police patrols outside the townsite—shining a light on a more than year-long debate about police jurisdiction that has yet to be resolved. Assembly member Brenda Josephson sparked the discussion when she asked borough manager Debra Schnabel why police were patrolling the Haines Highway beyond townsite boundaries. The police are sensitive […]
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Morphet, Hart join legislature primaries
Haines residents James Hart and Tom Morphet have filed to run in the Democratic Party primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 33. Hart and Morphet are joined by Sara Hannan and Steven D. Handy, both of Douglas, in the primary. Independent candidate Chris Dimond will also run for the seat but has chosen to […]
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Delegation travels to Excursion Inlet
Haines borough staff, public officials and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski traveled to Excursion Inlet last Friday to tour the Ocean Beauty Seafoods cannery, dedicate a newly acquired borough bridge and talk with residents who live in the remote borough community that’s flanked to the east by the south end of the Chilkat Range. Borough manager Debra […]
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Assembly considers Chilkat Center kitchen remodel
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday discussed pledging $90,000 to The Foundation of the Chilkat Center for the Arts to remodel the center’s kitchen. Foundation vice-president Lorrie Dudzik said the foundation has raised about $30,000 to build a commercial kitchen. The foundation hired an architect this winter who designed several plans that ranged from $60,000 to $180,000. The […]