The Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee is recommending the assembly endorse a wave barrier breakwater – instead of a rubble mound – so the harbor expansion project can move forward. The committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend the wave barrier option, as all rubble mound options presented by PND Engineers were too expensive for the […]
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Parnell pencils in $35 million for Juneau Road
Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposed capital budget for 2015 includes only one Haines item: $20 million for ferry terminal modifications so the facility can accommodate the new Alaska Class Ferries. The capital budget totals about $1.7 billion, including $35 million for the Juneau Access Road. DOT communications officer Jeremy Woodrow said the $35 million will go […]
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Borough won’t open until 9 a.m.
The Haines Borough office is cutting back its hours. Starting Jan. 2, the borough will be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., slicing an hour off the public’s access to staff and officials. The borough is currently open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interim manager Julie Cozzi made the decision to open the […]
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No overseas calls on phone bill
The Haines Borough School District apparently won’t be billed for as many as 74 hours of long-distance calls overseas to places including Serbia and Austria. District secretary Ashley Sage said recent billings show only the district’s usual long-distance charges. “The fraud department, or whoever, took care of it. We’re all good, it looks like.” Local phone utility […]
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Hats off to borough snowplow operators
A big thanks to all Haines Borough plow crews for your hard work. Your efforts make it possible for our community to get around safely during these crazy storms. Thanks for clearing the way. Courtney Culbeck
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Assembly leans toward Sosa hire
The Haines Borough Assembly isn’t ready to offer the job to manager candidate David Sosa just yet. After coming out of executive session Tuesday, the assembly voted unanimously to call additional references provided by Sosa and ask him to provide a “community interface scenario” he has encountered outside of the military. Sosa has worked as a U.S. […]
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Earnest consulting for borough
Former Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest is performing consulting services for the borough on an as-needed basis, said interim manager Julie Cozzi. Cozzi said she is engaged in an “oral agreement” with Earnest to do some work for the borough on a couple of issues, including a personnel code ordinance and composition of the borough’s state and federal legislative […]
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Does town need a safe house?
Supporters of a local domestic violence response group say they’ll seek state and local funding for a permanent “safe house” in Haines for female victims and their children. Jackie Mazeikas, domestic violence health educator for Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, said there’s a need for a permanent shelter here, rather than emergency accommodation in private […]
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Assembly designates beach non-motorized
The one-mile stretch of Chilkat River beach running from River Road to Carr’s Cove is officially closed to motorized use, including ATVs and snow machines. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to zone the beach as non-motorized after hearing dozens of comments from the public supporting the designation. Assembly members George Campbell and Jerry Lapp were opposed. Nearly 20 residents […]
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Former Haines cop loses badge
Yet another former Haines Borough police officer has lost his certificate to work in Alaska law enforcement. John Havard, who worked for the Haines Police Department from July 2011 to January 2012, surrendered his certificate after the Alaska Police Standards Council began investigating him after receiving allegations of misconduct. Havard is the fourth Haines police officer in two years to either […]