The Haines Borough is trying to make it easier to get a live person on the phone. Members of the public and borough officials have complained about the phone system, which can put callers in a loop of recorded messages when the person whose phone is set up to be the operator is away from their desk […]
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Let citizens decide issues by computer
Something to consider for a far better and improved Haines Borough: 1) Delete the lobbyist in Washington, D.C., saving many dollars. 2) Replace the Haines Borough manager with the Mayor, saving many dollars. 3) Delete the added tax to vehicle registration. 4) Make the borough assembly advisory only and have all borough issues settled by citizens via computer voting at […]
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Floreske plans heliport at 10 Mile
A Haines developer is moving forward with plans to build a heliport at 10 Mile Haines Highway. John Floreske applied Oct. 25 to the Army Corps of Engineers for a permit to use nearly 1,500 cubic yards of fill to create three 59-foot helipads in wetlands along the Haines Highway. The permit application shows plans for three […]
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Mosquito Lake enrollment short
An official count of only nine students at Mosquito Lake School will reduce state funding for the Haines Borough School District and will prompt board discussions about the future of the school. The district’s October enrollment counts are used for determining state funding of schools. The districtwide count of 271 students is considerably above last year’s projection […]
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Police explain caller background checks
A resident who recently phoned in a complaint to the Haines Borough Police Department was surprised to have the dispatcher ask for her birth date, but police and borough officials say such a measure is standard procedure when writing a report. When told by the dispatcher that the report couldn’t be completed without the birth date, the […]
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Haines man found dead near fairgrounds
A canine search team from Juneau found the body of 26-year-old Haines resident Jonathan Ward Wednesday morning near the Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds. Ward apparently committed suicide, said trooper spokesperson Megan Peters. Two guns – a shotgun and a pistol – were found with the body about 300 meters southwest of the fairgrounds in a […]
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Thefts of cash strike two borough facilities
Thefts at two Haines Borough facilities over the past three weeks have kept police department staff busy interviewing suspects and following leads. Three separate thefts of cash, totaling about $200, have been reported at the pool, said interim police chief Simon Ford. Three incidents of theft, also totaling roughly $200, have also been reported at the library, […]
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Residents, borough warm up to possible sauna at pool
In an attempt to increase usership and revenue at the pool, the Haines Borough is setting up exercise equipment in the facility’s solarium and looking at installing a sauna. The treadmill and elliptical were put in the solarium about a month ago to draw people to the pool for reasons other than swimming. Pool manager RaeAnn […]
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Borough drafting tech, social media policy
A photo posted to the Haines Borough Police Department’s Facebook page on Halloween has brought the issue of drafting a social media policy for employees back to the fore, said interim manager Julie Cozzi. The photo, posted by interim police chief Simon Ford, depicted a man holding a handgun standing next to a jack-o’-lantern, the face of […]
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Developer dumps subdivision plans
A Juneau developer has scrapped plans for a 20-lot subdivision above Lutak Road, citing a sluggish Haines housing market and high development costs as reasons for abandoning the project. Jan Van Dort is trying to sell 18.7 acres of land between Lutak Road and Oslund Drive, which he envisioned would have turned into Lynnvista Estates. “I concluded that there […]