The Friends of the Library would like to thank all those involved in helping make the Annual 4th of July Picnic, Book Sale, and Bake Sale a successful and fun event. Although it was a soggy Fourth, as always, the Haines community came out and helped to raise $1,700 for the library! We would very […]
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Interim superintendent selected
The Haines Borough school board selected Rich Carlson Friday as the district’s interim superintendent. Carlson, a retired educator who served as Haines School interim superintendent two years ago, will work here again for one year. The hire comes after former superintendent Tony Habra resigned this month. The board also considered two other candidates, Kevin Shipley and Susan McCauley. […]
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Biomass boiler finds home next to garden
The Haines Borough Planning Commission gave the go-ahead for a new biomass boiler near Takshanuk Watershed Council’s Starvin’ Marvin Garden. Public facilities director Brad Ryan asked for approval at a July 13 meeting, before Wisewood Energy of Portland, Ore. creates conceptual designs. Ryan said the boiler will “displace about 80,000 gallons of fuel oil,” providing heat to […]
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Hazardous waste days
The Haines Borough will host a free household hazardous waste collection Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22 for the second year at the new public works shop. After a toxic can exploded at the landfill in May, sending workers to the clinic and closing the facility for several days, Community Waste Solutions encouraged residents to educate […]
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Public’s turn to weigh in on sin taxes
The Haines Borough Assembly last week advanced a new tax on tobacco and marijuana products. The 4-2 vote levies a $2 excise tax on each pack of cigarettes brought or transported into the Haines Borough after Dec. 31, 2017. The ordinance also levies 45 percent of the wholesale price on other tobacco products. The excise tax ordinance levies $5 […]
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Planners to reconsider resource extraction
The Haines Borough Planning Commission will form a committee to address borough laws on resource extraction after differing interpretations of Mud Bay rural residential zoning language shed light on disagreements about land use in the area. The issue motivated one Mud Bay land owner to consult his attorney and say he’d seek compensation from the borough if […]
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Executives leave; taxpayers get bills
Once again, the cycle of hiring, firing and paying settlements continues. I see no precedent, nor contractual obligation to pay a post resignation bonus to a former employee who resigns of his own free will. Congratulations, Tony Habra, for receiving a payout greater than most working people’s yearly salary. Congratulations to the Haines Borough for paying out […]
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Register to vote against recall effort
It is almost here! This Saturday, July 15 is the deadline for you to register as a Haines Borough voter to vote in the Haines Borough recall election Aug. 15. For the sake of our community, register to vote and vote “no” the August 15 recall ballot. Heather Lende, Tom Morphet and Tresham Gregg are diligent assembly members continuing to work hard in […]
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Highway police vote introduced
On a 4-2 vote, the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday introduced a ballot question on creating a “Community Safety” service area to address the issue of townsite police responding outside its boundaries. Members Tom Morphet and Sean Maidy voted against the measure. “We’re not choosing this for (residents outside the townsite). We’re giving them an opportunity to […]
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Assembly favors taking ownership of bridge
The Haines Borough Assembly expressed support for taking over ownership and maintenance of a new bridge at Excursion Inlet to be built by the U.S. Forest Service. Borough manager Debra Schnabel said the federal agency proposed the borough take ownership of a new, $700,000 structure that will cross South Creek and the right-of-way beneath it. It will replace a […]