By Fuzzy von Stauffenberg As a property owner and resident at the corner of Union Street and Second Avenue, I wholeheartedly support the goals of the recently formed Safe Haines Highway (SHH) group, of which I am a member. SHH supporters live throughout the Haines Borough. We are very concerned there will be a big impact […]
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Gas, insurance, labor: Here’s why Haines flights are so expensive
When Haines resident Greg Podsiki was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2020, doctors told him he would need to go to Juneau for five laparoscopic surgeries under anesthesia and another half dozen intrusive follow ups. Luckily, doctors caught Podsiki’s cancer in time, but he faced a different sort of challenge: paying for it. Podsiki ultimately […]
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Haines forced to dip into savings after Dunleavy wallops school funds
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s slashing of K-12 education funding means the Haines Borough School District may have to scramble in coming years to meet the cost of a new, three-year contract with teachers and other district employees. A one-time increase in school funding approved by the Alaska Legislature would have neatly covered the first year of the […]
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Borough’s decisions often bite back
I would like to thank the Haines Borough Police Department for doing an outstanding job intercepting drugs coming to Haines. What makes their job a little easier is that drug dealers only have two ways to get drugs here: the ferry or the airport. Their job may now be a bit harder because we have two airports: […]
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Borough comprehensive plan get underway amid tensions
Work on Haines Borough‘s 10-year comprehensive plan got under way on Tuesday as tensions between environmentalists and resource developers and concerns over the process for developing the plan simmered below the surface. Boroughs are required to periodically update their comprehensive plans under state law. The plans guide the planning commission and assembly about code and zoning […]
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Borough budget boosts playground, nonprofit funding
The Haines Borough Assembly passed a $12 million spending plan for the coming year on June 13, adding in money for Jenae’s Playground and grants to nonprofits while approving its first full-time, paid fire chief position. The budget includes $2 million for local schools, almost $300,000 for the swimming pool, $88,000 for parks, and $54,000 for road […]
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Borough revives junk-car effort
Haines residents will have a new way to get rid of unwanted vehicles, two years after the borough’s junk car program was put on hold. The Haines Borough hopes to process junked cars at the Community Waste Solutions landfill in the coming year, a departure from a previous system of storing and processing cars at the borough’s […]
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Pool repairs advance
The Haines Borough is nearing completion of about $150,000 in improvements to its swimming pool, including work that may address chronic condensation problems at the 41-year-old facility. Polyseal, a Palmer-based construction company, sprayed seven inches of insulating foam on to ceilings above the pool lobby and locker rooms, replacing fiberglass insulation that trapped moisture and stained and […]
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But how do you say it in Tlingit?
You may not know the word Tliyéix, but the red, octagonal sign the word appears on tells you to “Stop!” in Tlingit. On Friday, Mayor Doug Olerud and members of the Chilkoot Indian Association unveiled five Tlingit-language signs that have been erected near the Chilkoot Estates tribal subdivision. A “Children Playing” sign and a “Yield” sign were […]
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Vessel storage at small boat harbor back on the table
Commercial fishermen are again pushing to store their boats on the expanded parking lot at the downtown harbor. The idea will be discussed at the June 22 meeting of the borough’s Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee, said Norman Hughes, committee vice-chair. The advisory committee last year proposed allowing limited commercial vessel storage at the Portage […]