The Haines Borough Planning Commission unanimously approved initial design of the 72-lot Hilltop subdivision at its Oct. 15 meeting, after hearing concerns about lot density and rejecting a staff proposal to designate two large lots in the middle of the subdivision as open space. Commission member Heather Lende was absent and member Brenda Josephson, who works for […]
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Friedenauer seeks noise study action
The Haines Borough is one step closer to deciding how its $41,300 helicopter noise study should be used, if at all. At last week’s assembly meeting, assembly member Margaret Friedenauer moved to send the study to the borough planning commission with the direction that the group hold a public hearing on the question of whether the municipality […]
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Would 17 students impact school
So let me get this straight: In spring 2015 the Haines Borough School District superintendent and the school board unanimously agreed to allow the Chilkat Valley Preschool to use an available space and conduct their classes at the Haines School beginning in fall 2016. This memorandum of understanding was not honored by the replacement superintendent and school board, with the […]
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Board drops plan for preschool
In a decision fraught with tears and recriminations, the Haines Borough school board voted 5-2 Monday against moving forward with a memorandum of understanding to site the Chilkat Valley Preschool at the Haines School. Sarah Swinton, Inez Gross, Mike Wilson, Brian Clay and Lisa Schwartz voted against the move. Board chair Ann Marie Palmieri and member Sara Chapell […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, August 1 A caller requested help contacting the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel to assist an elderly, sick cat. A caller reported locking their small child in a car. An officer responded and they found someone with a key. An officer reported a gate had been run over and was off its hinges on the […]
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Senior Center out of money
By Karen Garcia The nonprofit organization that manages the Haines Senior Center is nearly broke. Senior Center and Senior Village manager Valery McCandless said the nonprofit has about $500 in the bank right now, but that money would be gone if the organization’s outstanding bills were paid. Deborah Vogt, president of the Haines Senior Citizens […]
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Assembly splits on ferry letter wording
By Karen Garcia Haines Borough Assembly members wrestled with words Tuesday, as some claimed a letter to the state about ferry service reductions was too timid. The letter, drafted by Marine Transportation Advisory Board chair Robert Venables and tourism director Leslie Ross, contains language about the borough’s “sincere understanding” of the state’s current fiscal situation and […]
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Borough CIP Fund, fish tax ID’d as harbor project funding
At separate meetings last week, commercial fishermen and Haines Borough officials identified potential funding sources for the harbor expansion project. An estimated $10 million of the $30 million final project is unfunded, including mooring floats, a drive-down float, and a portion of the cost of a boat launch. At a meeting of the Lynn Canal Gillnetters Association, members spoke […]
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Teachers left out of preschool decision
An article in the Oct. 8 issue of the CVN gives details that the school board president “…didn’t want discussion of the (preschool) issue in the community before a school board meeting.” It is unfortunate that school board members felt it was necessary to exclude staff in early discussions regarding the preschool placement. Haines Borough School District staff members are important stakeholders whose input […]
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HARK, borough agree on contract
After months of haggling, the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel and Haines Borough have reached a contract agreement. The assembly approved the new contract Tuesday, which states the borough will pay $23,784 to HARK for animal control services through June 30, 2016. That’s less than the $45,250 budgeted by the assembly for the contract. HARK board president Tara […]