The Haines Borough Personnel Committee met in two closed-door sessions in recent weeks to discuss contract renewals and performance of two borough officers. The committee met Oct. 23 and again Monday to discuss the employment agreements of clerk Julie Cozzi and chief fiscal officer Jila Stuart. Both Cozzi’s and Stuart’s contracts expired in March and are now […]
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Assembly OKs 11 percent rate hike
After most than an hour of discussion behind closed doors, the Haines Borough Assembly on Wednesday voted to accept a settlement with the Alaska Power Company to increase power rates by 11 percent in Haines. It was unclear this week how the vote would affect legal action taken by five communities to oppose an 18.12 percent across-the-board […]
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District seeks tighter budgeting
The Haines Borough School District is changing how it budgets, aiming for greater transparency and accountability. Under new superintendent Ginger Jewell, the district is moving to “zero-based budgeting,” using projections of actual costs, including estimates from teachers, to start building next year’s school budget now. “It’s a much better way of budgeting in my opinion,” Jewell said, […]
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Synthetic drugs a concern for police
The Haines Borough Police Department is warning local business owners to be aware of what is on their shelves following the passage of a state law banning the sale of illicit synthetic drugs. The law, which came into effect Oct. 14, was designed to target products like Spice and K2, synthetic marijuana which is often marketed as […]
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Valley voters: Pot, Begich, wage hike
Haines and Klukwan residents voted with the rest of Alaska on three ballot measures in Tuesday’s general election, but diverged on who should assume the state’s top leadership positions. Measures to legalize marijuana, raise the minimum wage and protect the Bristol Bay fishery passed by landslides in Haines. Residents in town, up the Haines Highway and in Klukwan supported […]
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Tribe sidelines Berry
The Chilkoot Indian Association tribal council placed tribal administrator Dave Berry on paid administrative leave last week. The council met Wednesday for a personnel meeting, but declined comment. Council member Harriet Brouillette said the council will make a public announcement next week at the earliest. “We can’t make the decisions public until the people who […]
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Board OKs Fontenot leave, travel funds
The Haines Borough school board Tuesday approved new, matching funding for student travel to state competitions, and one year’s unpaid leave for veteran high school science teacher Mark Fontenot. The board also: ∙ approved spending about $57,000 for minor capital projects from its “880 fund,” money outside its operating budget the district sets aside for maintenance projects; ∙ […]
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THREA drops Walker Lake; Floreske still interested
After squabbling with a local developer for more than two years, the Tlingit and Haida Regional Electric Authority board has decided to relinquish its preliminary permit for the Walker Lake hydroelectric project. THREA and John Floreske’s company, Southern Energy Inc., jockeyed for the Walker Lake permit until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted it to […]
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Preschool to seek extension on move
Still far away from a fundraising goal of $200,000, board members of the Chilkat Valley Preschool Monday agreed to seek a one-year extension of its June 30 deadline for vacating the Haines Borough’s Human Resource Building. Board chair Alissa Henry said securing grants, preparing a site and building a new structure would take at least […]
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Applicants sought for 2 school board seats
A vacant seat on the Haines Borough school board is now two. The board recently advertised to fill a seat vacated by outgoing member Brenda Josephson, after no candidates filed to run for the seat during the municipal election. But no one applied. Since then, board member Scott Doddridge also resigned. Doddridge had served one year on the […]