I attended the Haines Borough Assembly meeting on Sept. 8 in which borough manager David Sosa gave a presentation of the proposed minor offense ordinance. During his presentation he stated how the rule of law was important to him. I am sure that over 99 percent of us would say the same. But I believe to pass […]
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No deadline for passage of ordinance
The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to vote on the minor offenses ordinance at its Sept. 22 meeting. The borough manager is recommending passage of this ordinance. Assembly members Diana Lapham, Joanne Waterman, Ron Jackson and Mayor Jan Hill have voted to withhold further public hearings on this ordinance. There is no mandate in Supreme Court Order No. 1797. Furthermore, there is no […]
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Ordinance would violate U.S., state constitutions
I am very disappointed in the Haines Borough government because of the actions they have taken to rush through and pass the minor offense violation Ordinance No. 15-06-413 (MOV) without due process of law. The MOV contains violations of our U.S. Constitution and violations of our Alaska State Constitution. In researching how other communities in Alaska have dealt with the MOV issue, I contacted the clerk of […]
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Georgiana Hotch led all raffle ticket sellers
Three winning tickets were drawn in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska raffle for Alaska Airlines miles. The first ticket drawn, winning 100,000 miles, is Marcus Graves of Juneau; the second ticket drawn winning 50,000 miles, is Angela Vanlandingham of Fairbanks; the third ticket drawn, winning 25,000 miles is Sheila Ewing of Wasilla. Thanks to […]
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Minor offenses ordinance trips up assembly
After nearly two hours of discussion, eight votes and considerable flip-flopping, the Haines Borough Assembly this week decided to postpone a vote on adoption of the controversial minor offenses ordinance until its Sept. 22 meeting. Eight members of the public testified against adoption at Tuesday’s meeting, reiterating concerns they have repeatedly brought to the attention of the […]
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Abuse shelter effort finds a home to rent
Following four years of fundraising, a local domestic violence response group has signed a one-year lease for the establishment of a safe house in Haines. The house’s location will remain undisclosed to serve as a secure location for female victims of domestic violence and their children, said Jackie Mazeikas, president of the nonprofit Becky’s […]
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‘We the People’ group dormant after 4 years
We the People, a local organization formed as an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, has gone into dormancy, members said this week. George Figdor, who served as chair of its education and outreach committee, said the group hasn’t met in at least six months. “We didn’t have a critical mass of people coming […]
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Fire sale: Borough buys used boilers
The Haines Borough Assembly this week got a smoking hot deal on three biomass boilers, authorizing purchase of the equipment valued at $450,000 for only $60,000 from the U.S. Coast Guard in Sitka. The catch is one of the boilers exploded when it was installed in the Coast Guard’s AIRSTA Hangar in 2012. Manufacturer Unilux has since […]
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What should town’s message be to state?
A Haines Borough committee is trying to hash out what priorities the municipality should submit to the Alaska Legislature, and it wants to hear from citizens. Manager David Sosa told the Government Affairs and Services committee last week that some people faulted the borough last year for not putting the discussion out to committees and members of […]
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Police department hires new officer
The Haines Borough Police Department has a new officer on the job. Officer Ryan Rutland recently moved to town with his wife and two children from Saginaw, Texas. Interim police chief Robert Griffiths said Rutland will help sort out the station’s evidence room pending the return of officer Ken VanSpronsen, who is away on a moose hunt. […]