What is the most important piece of the puzzle to help Haines Borough maintain its integrity? The citizens of Haines must maintain a voice in government! With revolving doors at both the police department and borough manager positions, decisions must be made that benefit the economic climate of Haines to enhance free enterprise and help Haines retain its uniqueness. One important […]
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Businesses, elves made library bright
The Friends of the Library wish to thank all of those people who helped make our annual Lighting of the Library a success once again. Special thanks to Mike and Zeta Erny for donating the beautiful spruce Christmas tree. Howsers generously donated food and Mountain Market provided their world famous coffee. First National Bank, Caroline’s Closet, and […]
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Leaders to consider procedure changes
The Haines Borough Assembly is slated to introduce an ordinance Tuesday that would change the person responsible for preparation of the agenda from the Mayor to the clerk. It also attempts to more closely align code and policy on how items get on the agenda, striking some language from the borough’s Agenda Request Form that states “placement on a […]
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Tread lightly in the bald eagle preserve
Due diligence is especially required to ensure future generations enjoy the same benefits the Chilkat River corridor provides for both visitors and locals. The God-given environment we inherited should be protected. We can learn much from the Native population at Klukwan and the Haines Borough. They are the best recyclers of our wildlife population. Regulations must be strictly enforced to […]
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Consultant commutes from Mexico
The Haines Borough paid biomass consultant Darsie Culbeck more than $3,600 in October, including $75 per hour for 16 hours traveling to and from his seasonal residence in Mexico for a “field trip” to Anchorage and Fairbanks. Culbeck billed $1,200 in October for time he spent traveling and $1,800 for the three-day “field trip,” according to borough […]
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Hill to serve as manager?
After about 45 minutes behind closed doors, the Haines Borough Assembly’s Personnel Committee voted 3-2 to recommend Mayor Jan Hill serve as acting manager through Dec. 31. Manager David Sosa’s last day on the job is Dec. 4. Committee members Diana Lapham and Mike Case, as well as Sosa, voted in favor of offering the position to Hill. Lapham nominated […]
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Skiers rally against road rule
Erik Stevens has lived in Haines for five years, and every year he hears about someone getting hassled by the police for skiing on the road. “Every winter, a friend comes up to me and says, ‘Oh, the stupidest thing just happened,’” Stevens said in an interview this week. “It’s the same story every time: […]
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Tour season: Ships up, Canadians down
Tourism-related businesses in Haines report mixed returns in 2015, with tour operators benefitting from a jump in cruise passenger numbers but retailers and lodgings reporting flat or decreased sales from independent travelers. Curiously, according to figures compiled by the Haines Borough tourism office, the number of southbound visitors and vehicles arriving at the U.S. border station at […]
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Heliport appeal request Tuesday
Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures co-owner Scott Sundberg claims the Haines Borough Planning Commission erred in denying his permit application for a heliport near 26 Mile Haines Highway for several reasons, including that there are several “biased” commissioners who shouldn’t have been allowed to vote. Sundberg is appealing the commission’s 4-2 decision to deny the permit to his other company, […]
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Site preschool at Senior Center? Seniors lukewarm, don’t want to lose space
Following a proposal made by the Haines Borough, a working group will look at the possibility of Chilkat Valley Preschool sharing an expanded Haines Senior Center building. The borough recently took over management of the building after a nonprofit group that was managing it said it could no longer do so without borough operations money. On […]