The rebuilt Port Chilkoot Dock will be ready for the docking of the first large cruise ship May 21 and will be dedicated June 5, according to Haines Borough public facilities director Carlos Jimenez. “The contractor has done a fine job and the facility looks great,” Jimenez said. The project, contracted to Pacific Pile and Marine, is […]
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Trash cleanup yield down 75 percent
Trash collected during “Community Pride Week” was about one-quarter the volume collected during the community cleanup last year, according to officials with Community Waste Solutions. Utility office manager Sally Garton said 163 bags were turned in during the event, compared to 635 bags last year. Garton said she suspected a decision this year to eliminate […]
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Chamber drops sauna support
The Haines Chamber of Commerce board has rescinded its offer to help raise money for a sauna at the Haines pool. After months of roadblocks and resistance, the Haines Borough Assembly last week agreed to fund maintenance of a sauna to be installed at the pool and purchased through private donations. It’s estimated to cost $6,500. The […]
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Assembly starts digging into next year’s budget
At its first budget discussion Tuesday, Haines Borough Assembly members and officials made suggestions including revisiting the possibility of building an $8 million “muniplex” and slashing the nonprofit “community chest” from $32,500 to $2,500. No official action was taken at the meeting that reviewed the budget submitted by former interim borough manager Julie Cozzi. The perennial question of […]
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Tour job down to Ross, Tuynman
A four-person hiring committee is set to begin interviews with the top two candidates for the Haines Borough tourism director position. Haines residents Leslie Ross and Carol Tuynman are the two finalists, manager David Sosa said. Ross and Tuynman will be interviewed by a hiring committee appointed by Sosa, which includes himself, public facilities director Carlos Jimenez, […]
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Community took stand against abuse
I would like to thank everyone who participated in our fourth annual “Choose Respect” march. This year we had over 100 participants, including students from Haines School and REACH, marching together, bringing awareness to domestic violence and taking a stand against abuse! It was an amazing turnout and I thank each one of you. I […]
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Borough planners OK 60-foot tower
The Haines Borough Planning Commission recently approved resident Joanne Waterman’s plan to restore the Port Chilkoot Fire Hall to its original height of roughly 60 feet. The plan required a variance, as the height limit for buildings in the borough is 30 feet. The request for a variance passed unanimously. Waterman clarified at the planning commission meeting […]
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Docking fees waived; RCCL returns in 2015
Royal Caribbean Cruises is returning to Haines in 2015 for the first time since 2000, when the company abruptly pulled all its cruise ship dockings, citing increasing fuel costs. Celebrity Cruises, operated by Royal Caribbean, is testing the waters by sending its 965-foot vessel Infinity to Haines in 2015. It is scheduled for two port […]
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Homeschooled students are learning
I would like to respond to the letter to the editor titled, “Are homeschooled students learning?” that was published in the April 10 edition of the CVN. Over the years that I’ve been superintendent of the Haines Borough School District, the students in the district’s homeschool program have consistently shown a high degree of achievement on […]
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Borough to solicit bids for helicopter noise study
At the direction of the Haines Borough Assembly, manager David Sosa will begin soliciting bids for noise studies estimated to cost between $6,000 and $7,500 aimed at monitoring the impacts of a heliport near 26 Mile Haines Highway. The assembly voted 5-1 to pursue bids for the studies, with assembly member Joanne Waterman opposed. After Sosa and executive assistant to […]