A Texas businessman is looking to provide a new mode of transportation for Haines tourists who aren’t interested in cycling and don’t want to splurge on a rental car. Alex Stock will launch his business “Tour de Scooter” this spring. Stock is looking to rent storefront or commercial property near downtown or near Port Chilkoot […]
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Equipment lot draws criticism
Is storing heavy equipment an industrial use or a commercial one? That was a question raised at the Haines Borough Planning Commission Jan.15 by resident Joan Snyder, who has filed a complaint about a heavy-equipment staging yard downtown. The borough on Jan. 9 renewed a two-year permit for storing heavy equipment at the lot at First Avenue […]
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School produces surplus for district
Mosquito Lake School is a gem of a school. I hope to see it re-open its doors in fall 2015. This small school model is a valuable, alternative choice within our Haines Borough School District. As the satellite school in the Haines district, the school is a feeder school. It generates a surplus in funding when […]
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Break-ins at library and thrift store
The Haines Borough Public Library and Salvation Army both took a hit last week when someone broke into the buildings and stole several hundred dollars in cash. The break-ins occurred late Wednesday night or early Thursday and involved prying open doors with a crowbar or similar device. Police believe the crimes are connected. Library conservation assistant Rebecca […]
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Cost of helicopter noise study soars
The cost of a noise study to monitor the impacts of a heliport near 26 Mile Haines Highway has ballooned from a Haines Borough staff estimate of about $7,000 to nearly $52,000. The borough assembly voted in April to solicit bids for a helicopter noise study after it voted to overturn a planning commission decision and approved a conditional use […]
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Dispatch still can’t trace phone calls
The Haines Borough Police Department’s $500,000 Enhanced-911 and dispatch services project has hit “a significant roadblock for completion,” according to a recent manager’s report. The “enhanced” element of the 911 system – the part that produces an address or location of a call’s origin so ambulance, fire and police know where to go – isn’t working. […]
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Gym open three mornings
The Haines Borough School District has opened the Karl Ward Gym, weight room and showers from 6 to 7:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Sessions cost $2 or $20 for a 12-session pass. “It’s great to get in there and work on my game,” said Krista Kielsmeier, who showed up at 6:10 a.m. Monday to shoot hoops. […]
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Leaders question dock-seeing plan
The Haines Borough Finance Committee at its Monday meeting scrutinized manager David Sosa’s request for $100,000 in Lutak Dock funds, with the committee chair cautioning Sosa to be careful about how he presented his plans to the public. Sosa is asking the assembly to appropriate $100,000 from the Lutak Dock enterprise fund for continued planning and assessment of the deteriorating structure. […]
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Decision on sale of school delayed
The Haines Borough likely won’t be selling Mosquito Lake School this summer, manager David Sosa said this week, after withdrawing his request last week that the borough planning commission consider selling the building. About 30 supporters of the school packed the Jan. 15 commission meeting, using arguments including that borough talk of selling the building is undermining […]
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Why no town observance of MLK Day?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a state and national holiday. I am confused why our town does not recognize this holiday. Haines Borough offices and the school are open. I was curious as to other towns in Alaska that operated their governments and schools on MLK Day. I could not find another place, that includes Skagway, […]