A state employee jumped the gun last week when she told the Haines Borough a solution had been reached in the ongoing issue of residents parallel parking in the state’s right-of-way toward the end of Mud Bay Road. Manager Bill Seward canceled a July 29 town hall meeting on the subject when Department of Transportation right-of-way agent […]
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AMG seeks permit for Flower Mountain tour
Alaska Mountain Guides is looking to add a commercial ATV tour to its operations that would take clients around the Flower Mountain and lower Klehini River areas. The four-hour tour would take place on Haines Forest and Department of Natural Resources land, according to AMG’s permit application, though the exact location of each tour would […]
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Few turn out for assembly training day
A new program aimed at training residents contemplating a run for Haines Borough Assembly drew little interest this week, with three members of the public attending the Monday session led by Mayor Jan Hill and clerk Julie Cozzi. Leonard Dubber, Judy Erekson and Debra Schnabel turned out. Erekson said in an interview after the meeting she was “fairly committed” to running for […]
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Veteran tally slipping?
Local officials often proclaim Haines as boasting the highest number of veterans per capita in Alaska, but a report released last month by Alaska Economic Trends says that’s apparently not the case. According to the report in the state-published magazine, which used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010-2014 American Community Survey, 230 veterans live […]
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State receives borough workplace violence complaint
A Haines Borough employee’s confidential complaint of workplace violence to the state’s Occupational Safety and Health department has prompted additional discussion of working conditions at the borough’s administration building. On July 13, the state received a complaint from a borough employee alleging “several instances of workplace violence due to visitors harassing, intimidating, and (committing) other threatening behavior […]
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New school chief shares views, outlook on job
New Haines Borough School Superintendent Anthony Habra said disagreement with a board that kept “Redskins” as its school mascot factored into leaving his last job as superintendent in Paw Paw, Mich., a two-hour drive from his boyhood home of East Lansing. Indigenous people there wanted the name removed and a separate group was willing to pay for […]
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Borough office ban challenged
The Haines Borough could soon find itself embroiled in another lawsuit. Residents Sue Waterhouse and Paul Nelson have enlisted the help of Juneau-based law firm Baxter Bruce and Sullivan following a June 29 incident that resulted in the pair being banned from the administration building. Police issued a verbal “no trespass” order to Waterhouse and Nelson following […]
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Borough to seek Lutak Dock options
The Haines Borough is continuing to inch forward in its effort to get moving on fixing the Lutak Dock. The borough is looking for qualified design firms to come up with conceptual options for replacing or refurbishing the dilapidated dock, a critical piece of borough infrastructure used to receive freight and fuel deliveries. A draft request for proposals, put […]
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Permit sale rekindles talk of waste
Sale of a waste-handling business has resurrected discussion of consolidating service in Haines. Acme Transfer owner Paul Nelson has agreed to sell Acme’s utility permit to Tom Hall, owner of Community Waste Solutions. In addition, Nelson sold Hall some of the equipment associated with his waste-hauling business, including a backhoe, conveyor and scale. Nelson also […]
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Parking gridlock at the airport
Officials are trying to find a solution to an overflow of cars parked at the Haines airport, some of which are double- and triple-parked and left for days, weeks, even months. The Haines airport parking lot is unique in that there are no restrictions, said Lynette Campbell, leasing chief for the Haines airport. “Some (airports) […]