The Haines Borough has twice used a drone to spot local zoning violations without informing property owners that the unmanned aircraft flew over and photographed their property. Borough manager Debra Schnabel directed the use of a drone in two zoning enforcement issues during the past three weeks. The photos showed one property in violation of the zoning code, Schnabel […]
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Mining Forum panel highlights economy, water degradation
Last weekend’s Chilkat Valley Mining Forum drew a large crowd Saturday and Sunday where scientists, an economic researcher and an individual whose community and watershed was impacted by a mining disaster spoke. Saturday opened with a Mining 101 course where Lynn Canal Geologic Services’ Russ White and Cindy Buxton discussed mining terminology and how mine exploration companies […]
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Borough assembly meetings: How long is too long
Haines Mayor Jan Hill will crack open a parliamentary procedures rule book during next week’s assembly meeting in an effort to make them more efficient. Hill told the assembly at its Oct. 10 meeting that discussion of ordinances for introduction were limited to five minutes each. “Many times when we introduce our ordinances we talk about each one […]
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Partial Lutak Dock repair planned
The Haines Borough Assembly gave the go-ahead to move forward with the repair of the roll-on, roll-off dock. Borough manager Debra Schnabel decided not to go ahead with federal grant applications for funding the Lutak Dock. Feedback at a community meeting indicated the borough was not ready to embark on the project due to lack of local funding options and that […]
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Harbor contractor wants $1 million from borough
Pacific Pile & Marine is seeking $1 million from the Haines Borough, claiming the sea floor was harder than described in bid documents for dredging operations for the harbor expansion project. Pacific Pile & Marine notified the borough on July 25 of the potential for differing site conditions after experiencing dredging delays. The contractor complained of […]
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Assembly wants university to delay logging in Mud Bay
The Haines Borough Assembly is asking the University of Alaska to delay awarding the Chilkat Peninsula timber sale contract until they can meet and discuss local zoning issues related to logging. The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved the competitive timber sale on about 400 acres of land in the Mud Bay zoning area last month […]
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Voters elect Hill, Josephson and Scott; last seat still close
Haines voters re-elected Jan Hill as Mayor and chose Brenda Josephson and Stephanie Scott to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly during Tuesday’s municipal election, according to unofficial results. With 46 votes to be considered, the race is still too close to call between assembly candidates Sean Maidy, Diana Lapham and Michael Fullerton for the remaining seat. Maidy has 484 votes. Lapham trails […]
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Borough won’t seek grant for Lutak Dock this year
The Haines Borough will not seek federal grant funding this year to rebuild the Lutak Dock. The decision comes after a community meeting last week where the ports and harbors advisory committee, the planning commission, the borough assembly and other community members met to discuss design and funding options for the dock. Several of the meeting’s attendees, including Donnie […]
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Board opts for in-house superintendent search
The Haines Borough school board decided Tuesday to conduct the district’s superintendent search in-house with assistance from a consultant and search committees. The school board is looking for a permanent superintendent after four years of turnover. Interim superintendent Rich Carlson presented the board with options of search firms and costs at its recent meeting. The board decided against the Alaska […]
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Public versus private; residents debate downtown property use
The Haines Borough Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee recommended Thursday the borough assembly designate the property at Third Avenue and Main Street for public recreational use. The borough-owned lot has been open green space since the old school was destroyed there in 2008. Mayor Jan Hill said at the meeting that the intended purpose of the lot was to sell […]