The harbors situation is serious business, folks. Haines Borough owns the north end of Lutak Dock, just past the ferry terminal. The engineer’s report from October 2014 says it “is living on borrowed time,” and “does not meet current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers minimum factors of safety for cellular structures.” Read the first page summary of this report […]
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Economic director quits, cites conflict
Haines Borough Manager David Sosa issued a statement Wednesday that community and economic development director Bill Mandeville had resigned, but that came as news to Mandeville, who said the two had agreed that he would return to work. Mandeville said he and Sosa met Tuesday to discuss what Mandeville described as a “verbal assault” in […]
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Assembly members deride testimony
Members of a Haines Borough Assembly subcommittee tasked with hearing a citizen’s concerns about the formulation of meeting agendas called the man’s arguments and presentation “bullshit” and a waste of time Monday. Mayor Jan Hill charged the assembly’s Government Affairs and Services committee with considering concerns voiced by Mike Denker that borough code conflicts with borough policy when it […]
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Citizens scrutinize meeting procedures
Citizens are questioning Haines Borough policy and procedures, including how information to the assembly is screened at the borough office and whether the Mayor should be routing issues straight to committee without assembly direction. The issue of what makes it on to the agenda arose in recent weeks when Haines Animal Rescue Kennel director Tracy Mikowski was told by […]
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Sosa: Outreach via Facebook, ‘bimbling’
If you see Haines Borough Manager David Sosa wandering the streets of town, feel free to approach him and tell him what’s on your mind. Sosa said at his town hall meeting last week that “bimbling about” town several days a week is one of his outreach strategies for engaging with the public during the work day. […]
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Board OKs laptops for grades 5 and up
The Haines Borough school board on Tuesday took a big step toward its “Engaging the Future” initiative, agreeing to spend $96,000 to buy 65 laptops and a half-dozen Smart Boards. The purchase will allow each student in grade 5 and above to have access to a laptop while at school. Under the plan, students in grades 3-4 would […]
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Sosa to decide sign questions
The great signage debate of 2011-2015 is over for now, with the authority for decisions about off-premises signs moving to the borough manager. The Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended at its May 15 meeting that off-premises signs be regulated through a conditional use permit process, but the assembly instead accepted a memo by manager David Sosa and […]
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Borough devising a plan for fireworks
Following last year’s absence of a town-sponsored fireworks show on the Fourth of July, Haines Borough officials are laying the groundwork for a small fireworks display, using the Port Chilkoot Dock as a staging area. The plan to date is for a show using fewer than 250 pounds of fireworks, which would remove some logistical hurdles, including […]
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Port committee seeks bump in moorage rates
The Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee is recommending the Small Boat Harbor raise its fees to bring in more revenue for the facility, which has historically operated at a deficit. The committee at its April 27 meeting voted 5-0 to recommend increasing annual moorage fees by $2 this year, from $20 to $22 per foot […]
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Jewell’s evaluation in progress
During a two-hour executive session Tuesday, Haines Borough school board members started an evaluation of superintendent Ginger Jewell. Jewell holds a three-year contract and started on the job last July. Board president Anne Marie Palmieri said the board and Jewell discussed evaluations filled out by board members as well as results of an online survey of Jewell’s performance […]