The Haines Borough administration is taking a second look at installing a sidewalk in front of Mountain Market as part of the Third Avenue improvement project, which got under way this week. The assembly approved the project design in March, which includes installing a mid-block crosswalk in front of the borough administration building instead of extending a […]
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Visibility of new sign on cruise dock a concern
The Haines Borough recently installed its new $5,000 “Welcome to Haines” sign at the Port Chilkoot Dock, but visitors might have some trouble getting the message. The sign, designed and constructed by Haines artist Megan Morehouse, features the salutation “Welcome to Haines” spelled out in blue mussel shells and inlaid in sticks of gray driftwood. The problem […]
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School board will consider budget, contract
The Haines Borough school board meets 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Haines School library. Its agenda includes discussion of a proposed agreement with the teachers’ union on salary and benefits. Board chair Anne Marie Palmieri this week declined to share details of the agreement, saying not all board members had yet been apprised of it. In June 2013, […]
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Police add 3 officers for beer festival
The Haines Borough Police Department is bringing in extra muscle to ensure the annual influx of beer lovers doesn’t get out of hand. Police chief Bill Musser is importing three officers from Hoonah to join the five-man force for the 22nd Annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival this weekend. “They will augment our force, […]
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Q and A with new Haines Borough police chief Bill Musser
The Chilkat Valley News recently requested an interview with Haines Borough Police Chief Bill Musser, who started on the job early this year. Musser asked that the interview be conducted via email. The CVN’s questions, and Musser’s responses – verbatim and in their entirety – are printed here. Q: At this point, what do you see as […]
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Permanent Fund investment change advances
The Haines Borough Assembly is considering whether it should raise the cap on permanent fund stock investments from 25 to 50 percent. The ordinance, which the assembly introduced last week, would only raise the potential amount of the fund that can be invested in stocks. It won’t actually increase the borough’s investment in stocks, said chief fiscal […]
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Ross is apparent choice as borough’s tourism director
Pending approval by the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday, resident Leslie Ross will become the town’s new tourism director. Manager David Sosa said Monday that Ross had accepted the job, but wouldn’t comment on the salary until the assembly approves the hire. “It’s within what was budgeted for the position, and as it is a union position, it […]
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Letnikof pontoon cracks open
Repair of a structural crack recently discovered in one of the Letnikof Harbor pontoon floats could add up to $45,000 onto the project’s price tag. Work at the Letnikof Harbor revealed the one-and-a-half-inch thick crack in the steel, foam-filled pontoon May 2. The crack runs along the entire circumference of the pontoon. Haines Borough public […]
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Battery Point trail grant may double widening
A $15,000 state grant matched by the same amount from the Haines Borough could double the length of trail improvements that have been years in the making at Battery Point. The upcoming work would extend improvements to about a halfway point on the mile-long trail from the south end of Beach Road extension to a section of […]
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AP&T customers: Don’t penalize us for conserving
Dozens of Alaska Power Company customers testified at a recent Regulatory Commission of Alaska hearing in Haines, railing against the company’s request for an 18 percent power rate increase. As part of the RCA’s investigation into whether an 18 percent rate increase is warranted, the commission heard from customers including residents from Haines, Skagway, Tok, […]