The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to bring four manager candidate finalists to town for two days of receptions and interviews May 13-14. The assembly met Tuesday and whittled down the pool from the 10 semi-finalists selected by executive search firm Brimeyer Fursman. Members worked from a packet of information compiled by the search firm, including the […]
Search results
Posted inNews
Manager finalist made crude Facebook posts
The Haines Borough Assembly met as a committee-of-the-whole Tuesday to select manager finalists from a pool of 10 candidates picked by hired headhunting firm Brimeyer Fursman, but it’s not clear the firm’s research included checking social media. The assembly chose to bring four candidates to Haines for in-person interviews, including Dennis Koenig, city administrator for La Jara, […]
Posted inNews
Budget discussion: Police seek fifth officer
The Haines Borough Assembly this week began delving into the nitty-gritty of interim manager Brad Ryan’s draft budget for the upcoming fiscal year, debating whether to fund a fifth police officer position and if $32,500 for local nonprofits should be reduced or eliminated from the spending plan. Ryan’s budget allows for a four-member force – one chief […]
Posted inNews
Assembly OKs plan for harbor on 4-2 vote
Reflecting a continued division on the topic, the Haines Borough Assembly this week voted 4-2 to approve the Small Boat Harbor expansion project’s 95 percent design documents. The project includes unofficial plans to demolish Lookout Park and eventually rebuild it on the southeast corner of a planned parking lot. Members Tresham Gregg and George Campbell were opposed. […]
Posted inNews
New wildlife trooper on the job
With the busy summer season around the corner, Haines’ new wildlife trooper has arrived just in time. Trent Chwialkowski, 39, started on the job last week. “I’ve been here a total of six days,” he said Monday. “So right now it is getting everything squared away equipment-wise and maintenance-wise, with a couple of crab patrols […]
Posted inPolice, News
Leaders grapple with offenses ordinance
A day after an ad hoc committee recommended the creation of an independent code commission to sift through the hundreds of violations outlined in the controversial minor offenses law, Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill unilaterally declared the issue would go instead to the Government Affairs and Services Committee. The ad hoc Minor Offenses Committee on Monday recommended creation of […]
Posted inNews
Ryan won’t seek permanent manager job
Despite rave performance reviews from the Haines Borough Assembly last week, interim manager Brad Ryan on Monday said he would not be applying for the permanent manager position. Ryan, who was hired as public facilities director in September, said his primary reason for deciding not to go for the permanent job was the hours. “I think my […]
Posted inNews
School workers feel sting of insurance cost hike
A 24 percent increase in insurance costs for Haines Borough School District personnel will fall hard on aides and other non-teaching staff, whose monthly contributions for the district’s health care program will rise 150 percent, from $125 to $310 per month. Teachers also will pay an additional $185 per month for coverage, up from $100 per month […]
Posted inNews
Assembly OKs property tax exemptions
When the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village applied for a property tax exemption for the second floor of its downtown building in 2014, the Haines Borough Assembly’s denial of the request sparked a discussion on how nonprofits apply and qualify for property tax exemptions. Last week, almost 18 months later, the assembly put into practice the new rules it […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Editor looking for pie in the sky
It is kind of weird that you, the Haines Borough and their auditor think we have $15 million in savings and everything is hunky dory in Haines financial world. Lutak Dock is a $20 million liability, the sewer plant another $1 million, and under the fuel docks at the harbor are rotting wood piers that will require another $2 […]