Early plans for a large Haines Borough subdivision on Small Tracts Road — north of Carrs Cove — have been put on hold while borough staff await information about slope stability and drainage from state scientists. Citing a housing crunch and demand for affordable land, planning commissioners and borough planner Dave Long expressed interest last spring in moving […]
Search results
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
Mosquito Lake volunteers question lack of borough funds for snowplowing
Mosquito Lake volunteers told the CVN this week they don’t have enough money to cover the cost of snowplowing at the neighborhood’s borough-owned community center. Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center (FMLSCC) and borough officials signed an agreement last year that said the volunteers would be responsible for plowing at the facility. While […]
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
Sales, lodging tax revenue up, raw fish tax down
The Haines Borough saw a significant increase in sales and lodging tax revenue in the last fiscal year, but a steep drop in raw fish tax dollars, according to a report from the borough’s chief fiscal officer earlier this month. The borough generated about $3.6 million in sales tax in FY22, a 25% increase from the year […]
Posted inElections, News
Election results stand after canvass
Gabe Thomas, Ben Aultman-Moore and Jerry Lapp remain the winners of the 2022 municipal election for borough assembly after the assembly counted 24 final votes Tuesday during the election canvass. The final 24 votes included four absentee ballots received after election day but postmarked by election day, one absentee by fax, 13 questioned ballots and six special […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Your support means a lot
I would like to give a big shout out of Thank You to everyone who got out and voted in our local election. Your support means a lot to me and makes me a stronger person. I will work hard for you and try to help make the Haines Borough a place where people will be able […]
Posted inNews
Are the borough’s advisory boards serving their purpose?
It’s a challenging time for the Haines Borough’s advisory boards and commissions. The Solid Waste Working Group disbanded this summer after months without direction. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee hasn’t met in almost two years. The Public Safety Commission violated code last year when it failed to meet quarterly, and members have expressed feeling […]
Posted inNews
Thomas, Aultman-Moore, Lapp take lead
Gabe Thomas, Ben Aultman-Moore and Jerry Lapp won Tuesday’s election for Haines Borough Assembly, according to unofficial results released Tuesday evening. Thomas, an incumbent, led with 547 votes. Aultman-Moore took second with 495 votes, and Jerry Lapp, who is currently filling Caitie Rothbart’s seat, placed third – for a one-year term – with 482 votes. Margarette Jones and Bill Jurewitz […]
Posted inNews, Search and Rescue
Slide buries highway, strands residents
Two heavy rainstorms caused flooding and landslides in the upper valley last week, damaging infrastructure and leaving two residents temporarily stranded in their car. Betina and Stephen Morehouse, who moved to Haines from Juneau four months ago, were headed to Whitehorse early Saturday morning when in the predawn darkness a torrent of mud and rocks […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
HEDC needs more funding
Now that we know the Lutak Dock can be an ore dock under any configuration except neglect, let’s have honest, data and fact-based discussions about our economy and support Haines Economic Development Corporation on a par with tourism. Building a dock of the proposed dimensions opens the door to extensive freight traffic to justify the investment. It […]
Posted inNews
Borough to receive final rounds of federal pandemic relief
The Haines Borough is projected to receive $621,300 in the final round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) pandemic relief. The funds can be used as general funds, including to be used as a non-federal match, according to the Alaska Municipal League (AML) which sent out guidance to municipalities last week. Haines was one of 15 Alaska […]