The Haines Borough Assembly this week approved $136,000 to check the integrity of its 633-foot metal wave barrier. Built in 2017, the steel wall was centerpiece of the borough’s $20 million harbor expansion project. Harbormaster Shawn Bell said in an interview that the inspection is a routine one prescribed by the “owner’s manual” that came with the […]
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Stand with Klukwan, Salmon Strong
Permanently storing toxic mine waste near the Klehini River? Many thanks to Haines Borough Assembly Members Debra Schnabel and Ben Aultman-Moore for hand digging through a pile of double speak and conflicts of interest. Might Dowa-Alaska’s new proposal for drilling and seismic testing near the Klehini River relate to siting a future mine tailings facility? After about ten minutes […]
Posted inNews, Elections
Special election passes 445-248
The initiative petition to elect Haines Borough Planning Commissioners passed 445 to 248 after Tuesday’s special election. Voter turnout was 29% and the initiative passed by a 64% margin. Borough clerk Alekka Fullerton said the borough assembly will be charged with how the election proceeds. Fullerton advised the assembly to phase in the election of members as […]
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Duly Noted
Greta Roberts and Max Marty were married in a mossy forest at Chilkat State Park on Monday. The small ceremony was officiated by Logan Vaughn, a friend who made the motorcycle trip here when Max moved to Alaska. Lydia Kryshak served as a witness. The bride’s veil was created by her sister Kali St. Germain, using Greta’s mom’s wedding dress. […]
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Why have zoning?
Zoning is a covenant between property owners and the zoning regulations established by a local government. When someone purchases property in an area in the Haines Borough that is zoned “rural residential,” they are choosing to live in an area that “is intended to provide for the establishment of a rural residential area allowing for single-family dwellings […]
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Elect our planning commission
This week the CVN was flooded with more letters than I can recall ever being submitted. In order to save space, we grouped letters according to their subject matter under one headline. -Kyle Clayton Many support an elected planning commission I support the election of Haines Borough Planning Commission. Election of officeholders gives the voters a direct […]
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We’re concerned about mining impacts
This week the CVN was flooded with more letters than I can recall ever being submitted. In order to save space, we grouped letters according to their subject matter under one headline. -Kyle Clayton This is just a reminder that mining remediation is forever. As a former resident of Haines, I still care about the […]
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Did they consider our voices?
I’m writing today to respond to the heliport CUP awarded to applicant Campbell at 26-mile Chilkat Lake Road, because I didn’t think any of our letters of opposition were read. This is how it’s done here — do it first and get permits later. Now it looks like the applicant is going to change the zoning the […]
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Special election set for June 6
A special election — asking voters whether the planning commission should be elected — will be June 6. In March, Tom Morphet and nine other sponsors of the petition garnered 317 signatures, more than the required 260, to get the question on the ballot. A positive vote would make the seven-member body elected to three-year […]
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
Assembly rejects call to extend comment period
By Lee Zion About 40 people showed up for the Haines Borough Assembly meeting Thursday night, most of them seeking the same thing. They wanted to slow down the process of modifying the permit for mining exploration at the Palmer Project. Residents felt the permit amendment was so different from the original project that it should be […]