This is the first in a series of articles about the emptying of the town’s core. Stories in coming weeks will include the role of government in revitalization, what has worked in other communities, and why new and existing businesses are choosing to not locate downtown. When the Haines Borough paid $40,000 to MRV Architects for a […]
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Sales tax revenues up a hair
Preliminary sales tax figures for calendar year 2103 compiled by the Haines Borough show local sales up about 1 percent from 2012, at $49.8 million. Borough staffers each March compile sales tax income for the previous calendar year, but late filings boost figures a bit higher, when a final, official number is calculated. A comparison of historic […]
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Assembly: No to mayor’s road letter
The Haines Borough Assembly April 8 rejected Mayor Stephanie Scott’s request to send an opinion piece to the Juneau Empire criticizing funding of the Juneau Access Project. The letter, Scott said, was intended “to express a sense of dismay about the way the legislature is spending your money.” Scott pointed out the Alaska Legislature has failed to fund any […]
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Ode to salmon planned on Main
A local conservation group recently secured funding to install an 8-by-24-foot chalkboard on Main Street where residents can express their appreciation for local fish. Lynn Canal Conservation received the $200 mini-grant from the American Seafood company to create the interactive community art piece, a large chalkboard reading across the top, “I love salmon because…” […]
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Winter tour study gets OK
The fourth time was the charm for the Haines Borough tourism department. The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved the deparments’s request for a winter tourism study. Mayor Stephanie Scott said the proposal was in its fourth incarnation . The proposal for a $30,000 study last came before the assembly in August, when leaders sent it back to the Tourism Advisory […]
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Lightering float fee increase proposed
Using the Port Chilkoot Dock lightering float may be getting more expensive. The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance last week that would increase the flat fee 5 percent annually, starting in 2015. For vessels with a capacity of 10 passengers or more to load or unload passengers for tours or charters originating or ending in Haines, […]
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Borough OKs $113K in sewer plant work
The Haines Borough is taking a step toward addressing its dilapidated wastewater treatment plant, beginning with designs for more than $4 million in improvements. The assembly approved a $113,000 design Tuesday, which will be completed by the Juneau-based firm Carson Dorn, Inc. Improvements outlined in the design will include replacing control panels, lighting, pumps, building siding, polymer […]
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School to hire ‘dean of students’
Under a staffing plan that responds to the departure of vice-principal Michelle Byer, the Haines Borough school board Monday approved hire of a “dean of students” position for grades 6-12. The position would pay about $68,000 plus benefits. The hire will save the district about $45,000 in the coming year, according to district superintendent Michael Byer, Michelle Byer’s […]
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Committee’s concern was lost income
After reading the CVN article on the Haines Borough Assembly’s vote to request state Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins to remove a bill rescinding the Yukon reciprocal fishing license agreement, I wish to clarify the position of the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee. In our discussion of the issue, it became apparent that there are two different problems: revenue […]
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Assembly mulls spending limit hike
Should the Haines Borough manager be allowed to spend $25,000 without assembly approval? The assembly discussed the question Tuesday of whether to increase the manager’s spending authorization limit from $10,000 to $25,000. The ordinance, which had its first public hearing, would also eliminate spending limits for department heads and other employees and change requirements for competitive sealed […]