A toad colony at the Haines Airport once threatened by a planned expansion project has apparently been granted a reprieve. The Alaska Department of Transportation this week said it has reversed its plans to fill in a one-acre pond and portion of Yendeistakye Creek that is home to western toads, rearing and spawning coho salmon, […]
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Questions surround dismissal of firefighter
The Haines Borough decided last week it will not continue Jenn Walsh’s employment as the Haines Volunteer Fire Department’s firefighter/training officer. The abrupt nature of the Feb. 5 decision and the municipality’s refusal to provide any public explanation this week provoked shock and anger from some members of the fire and ambulance crews. The municipality apparently also […]
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Constantine urges delay on ‘Tier 3’ river protection
Constantine Metal Resources is urging members of the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee to delay any support toward designating the Chilkat River an Outstanding National Resource Water, also known as “Tier 3” protection. The advisory committee will meet at 5 p.m. Friday in assembly chambers to discuss a resolution supporting the Chilkat River’s nomination as an […]
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Superintendent candidates down to 3
Following about five hours of closed-door meetings to “compare and contrast” candidates, the Haines Borough school board on Wednesday narrowed to three finalists its list of 21 applicants for superintendent. Robin Gray, a superintendent-principal in Yakutat; Anthony Habra, superintendent of Paw Paw Public Schools in Paw Paw, Mich .; and Tom Yahraes, chief executive officer of Big Sky […]
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Cops’ gun has a history of accidents
The pistol that Haines Borough police officer Brayton Long unintentionally shot himself with in January is a model that’s been involved in a high number of accidental shootings involving police since its embrace by departments 25 years ago. Critics of the Glock semi-automatic say its lack of an external safety, a light-pressure trigger, lack of a magazine […]
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Manager, police chief ideas?Surveys seek public input on borough hires
The headhunting firm hired by the Haines Borough to search for the town’s next manager and police chief is looking for input on what residents want from the people who fill the positions. “Ideal candidate profile surveys” for the police chief and manager are available on the borough website. Surveys will be used by headhunting firm Brimeyer […]
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Superintendent job draws 21 applicants
Most names to remain secret Twenty-one people have applied to be superintendent of the Haines Borough School District, but the public will get to know the identities of only a half dozen of them. School board president Anne Marie Palmieri said school board members have seen the names and resumes of all candidates who applied by the Jan. […]
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Ward: Hill’s statement incorrect
Former Haines Borough interim manager Bob Ward said this week he never expressed the sentiment that the borough shouldn’t tax citizens and then give that money to nonprofits, contrary to comments Mayor Jan Hill attributed to him last week. Hill cited Ward last week when she revealed the assembly’s nonprofit funding committee had decided to keep the $14,000 the Haines […]
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Chilkoot Road transferred to Parks
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources this week officially assumed control of the mile-long Chilkoot River Road, paving the way for construction of riverside bear-viewing platforms that have been on hold for years. The Alaska Department of Transportation transferred ownership of the road to DNR’s Division of Parks, a change Parks had initially balked at […]
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Borough pursues Lutak Dock fix
Nearly six months after the Haines Borough rescinded its Request for Qualifications for Lutak Dock improvements, a new draft document has emerged, inching the project forward. The borough’s draft Request for Proposals solicits licensed design firms to provide three engineered designs for potential fixes at the dilapidated Lutak Dock. The work should not exceed $100,000. The selected firm would be responsible […]