A local company denied a conditional use permit to operate a heliport near 26 Mile is appealing the decision in state Superior Court. In a notice of appeal filed Dec. 29, attorneys for Big Salmon Ventures said the Haines Borough’s decision on the matter was “based on prejudice, arbitrary and capricious decision-making” and “on improper motives.” Big […]
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Town forum Saturday to envision positive future
“Creating a Positive Future for Haines,” a community forum organized by residents Brenda Josephson and Tresham Gregg, will be held 7 p.m. Saturday at the Chilkat Center. “I’m hoping that a cross-section of people come. We’re going to talk in positive terms about creating a brighter future for people here, economically and socially,” said Gregg, […]
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Assembly hires Ryan as manager at $96K
Following an hour-long executive session, the Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 on Dec. 29 to make facilities director Brad Ryan interim municipal manager at pay equivalent to $96,000 per year. Members George Campbell and Diana Lapham were opposed. Under terms of a letter of agreement, Ryan will continue to also perform functions of his facilities position. In […]
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Carlson on job until July
The Haines Borough School District last week unanimously approved a contract addendum with interim superintendent Rich Carlson that will pay him $46,379 to work from Feb. 1 to June 30. Keeping Carlson on the job required approval by the state Division of Retirement and Benefits, as Carlson is a retired superintendent and conditions of his state retirement […]
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Former legislator seeks lobbyist job
The Haines Borough received only two applications for its $45,000 lobbyist position, including one from former state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines. The other came from the Anchorage-based firm Denali Daniels and Associates, which in addition to traditional lobbying services, provides strategic capital project planning and public involvement services. Thomas served in the Alaska Legislature for eight years, including […]
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Applicant claims right to heliport
A property owner at 35 Mile Old Haines Highway says he doesn’t need a permit to site a heliport there because the property has been used to land helicopters since 2008 and should be grandfathered in. Michael Wilson, general manager of Coastal Helicopters, submitted a conditional use permit application for a heliport in September. Wilson and Alaska Heliskiing co-owner […]
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Planners seeking review of trailers
The Haines Borough Planning Commission is recommending Mayor Jan Hill appoint a committee to dig into the issue of commercial trailers. “We really don’t have anything in code that addresses this, and it’s something I think we need to address,” commission chair Rob Goldberg said. Commercial trailers have been popping up around Haines in recent years: a scooter rental business […]
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Preschool proposal gets conceptual OK
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved the concept of expanding the borough-owned Senior Center to accommodate the Chilkat Valley Preschool, though members were clear that many details still need to be ironed out. Assembly member Margaret Friedenauer said she has concerns about the merger, primarily with how the project would financially impact the borough. “There’s still […]
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Consultant pay insulting to workers?
I wonder what the people who actually work at the Haines Borough office think about consultant Darsie Culbeck being paid three times their wage for him to work in and fly up on a plane from Mexico. It can’t be good for morale. My own morale took a hit to find out he was paying Mexican taxis […]
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Museum grateful for new shelves
The Sheldon Museum staff would like to thank everyone involved with the Archives Expansion Project. The lower level, thanks to our new compactor shelves and filing cabinets, will soon become home to the museum’s library, textile, photography, archival, and object collections. We are excited to be moving into this new chapter of the museum’s life […]