The Haines Borough Assembly will decide Tuesday whether it wants to submit a legal document that would allow borough representatives to participate in the investigation process regarding a proposed power rate increase in Haines. At its Jan. 28 meeting, the assembly voted to have an attorney assess whether or not submitting a petition to intervene in the […]
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Decision on preschool upsetting
On Tuesday evening, I listened to our president’s State of the Union address. Among other things, he expressed the importance of making early childhood education an opportunity for all children. On Wednesday evening, I was back in my kitchen listening to KHNS again, and learned the Haines Borough Assembly voted to end Chilkat Valley Preschool’s lease on […]
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New manager gets $98K, 35 days leave
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a compensation package Tuesday for incoming manager David Sosa that includes a $98,000 annual salary, 35 days of leave and a $10,000 travel stipend. The three-year contract includes a 3.5 percent salary bump in the second and third years. The 35 days of leave does not include 11 paid holidays. The […]
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Town population drops 86 in 1 year
The Haines Borough was one of the fastest-shrinking communities in Alaska last year, losing 3.34 percent of its population. It also snagged the No. 1 spot for the state’s oldest population, according to statistics recently released by the state. According to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workplace Development, the population dropped by 86 people: from 2,616 […]
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Gustavus breakwater blows over
Haines Borough Harbormaster Phil Benner this week said the state-owned breakwater that was severely damaged in a Gustavus storm is not the same type Haines is considering installing at the Small Boat Harbor. Department of Transportation communications officer Jeremy Woodrow said the Gustavus breakwater was designed and built by the state alongside a new ferry […]
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Crays offered police chief job
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday accepted interim manager Julie Cozzi’s recommendation to hire police chief candidate Richard Crays. The assembly also authorized Cozzi to begin contract negotiations with Crays and capped the potential salary at $73,000. Crays accepted the job pending negotiations of hiring terms, Cozzi said. In a CVN interview Wednesday, Crays said he needs to […]
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Meeting minutes lag; office workload cited
Minutes from Haines Borough Assembly meetings reaching back to November haven’t been drafted or approved due to high workload, borough staff said at the Jan. 14 assembly meeting. Assembly member George Campbell asked staff why minutes still hadn’t been drafted from several previous assembly meetings. “We’ve got minutes from October that have not been approved, and that […]
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Assembly, Aspen agree: $215K for lot
The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance Tuesday that puts a $215,000 negotiated price tag on 1.2 acres of downtown property intended for construction of an Aspen Hotel. Aspen Management LLC submitted an application in July to purchase two lots of the old primary school land bordering Main Street at Fifth Avenue. The company is proposing to […]
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Preschool meeting set
The Chilkat Valley Preschool board will meet at the school 6:30 p.m. Monday to discuss options following a decision by the Haines Borough Assembly to terminate the school’s lease of the Human Resources Building in June. The assembly’s action follows a recent decision by the Chilkoot Indian Association to drop its plans for taking ownership of the […]
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Assembly, committee reject buying sauna
The Haines Borough Finance Committee brought plans for a public sauna at the pool to a halt at a recent meeting, recommending the assembly not fund the $6,500 project put forth by borough staff. The committee considered a budget amendment which would have used $6,500 from funds budgeted for trail development, but ultimately decided to remove the […]