Tony Habra, the new superintendent for the Haines Borough School District, asked at Thursday’s meeting for the school board’s input and opinions on ways he could improve. Habra proposed the district pay at least $6,325 to participate in an Alaska Superintendents Association Mentoring Program. The program pairs first and second-year superintendents in Alaska with an experienced […]
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Assembly holds off on nonprofit funding
The Haines Borough Assembly stalled appropriations for local nonprofits Tuesday, delaying discussion of any funding for three months. The group also adopted new rules for making changes to commercial heli-ski maps used by tour operators. Assembly member Margaret Friedenauer urged the group to officially designate $32,500 in assembly appropriations in the general fund, $15,000 in the medical […]
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Put harbor bid process on hold
Extension of the present rock, rubble-mound breakwater, beyond the present harbor entrance, has never been planned or requested by the Haines Borough. Put the harbor 95 percent plan bidding process on hold until we can review the engineering and cost saving of a rock, rubble-mound extension plan. It’s cheaper to provide close-in parking on dry land […]
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Senior Village finds $185K hole
The Haines Senior Village must raise an unexpected $185,000 in the next 10 years to pay off a second mortgage on the 20-year-old housing project due to an apparent oversight. When built, the 13-unit development carried a $325,000 mortgage that was to be covered by rents. As construction continued, more money was needed and a […]
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Last stand for forestry office set
Alaska’s top Division of Forestry officials are coming to town next week to discuss with residents and Haines Borough officials the future of the local forestry office. It’s bleaker than it was a year ago. The Alaska Legislature last year decimated funding for the two-person Haines office, laying off 30-year veteran Roy Josephson. The division scraped together […]
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Yukon: Lots of firewood still available
A competitor of a Canadian firewood supplier involved in a tax dispute with the Haines Borough this week said he wouldn’t rule out bringing logs to town, but he has enough customers in the Whitehorse, Y.T., area to keep him busy. “It’s not on the radar for us to do that, but who knows what the future […]
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Harbor project likely to seek deadline extension
The Haines Borough is advancing its Small Boat Harbor expansion project, but public facilities director Brad Ryan said the municipality will likely need to apply for a deadline extension from the state grant agency. Bid documents are expected to go out by the end of this month, and Ryan is shooting to have the contract approved by […]
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Hickman to lead public works crew
Promotions and retirements at the Haines Borough mean residents will be seeing new faces at the office and around town. Administrative assistant Kathy Friedle is retiring after 15 years with the borough. Friedle started as the education coordinator for the Sheldon Museum in 2001 and was hired on as a full-time administrative assistant in 2014 after working […]
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Assembly OKs preschool lease
The Chilkat Valley Preschool has passed the halfway mark in its effort to raise $420,000 for the construction of its new home, a 1,400-square-foot addition on the back of the Haines Senior Center. The nonprofit organization is also making headway with the Haines Borough Assembly, which on July 26 approved a lease agreement with the preschool […]
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Turner wins award for supporting town
The Haines Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday kicked off with an exceptional amount of back-patting, including the presentation of a new award created by police chief Heath Scott. Scott, who started on the job July 18, gave the first “Exceptional Service in Support of the Community Award” to Don Turner. “I know I’m the new guy, but […]