Friends, co-workers and taxpayers turned out Sept. 25 to recognize retiring Haines Borough staffer Sue Nelson. Nelson worked most recently as property tax clerk but also handled sales taxes in her first years, and has served as interim borough clerk and assistant to the assessor. She was a “bright spot of color” in the government office, said […]
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Tender Neptune sinks in harbor
A private salvage crew that included frogmen on Wednesday used 24 inflatable “lift bags” to right and begin to refloat the 76-foot commercial fishing tender Neptune that sank early Saturday while tied up in the Small Boat Harbor. Floating the vessel was expected to take at least another day. “The process is nothing unusual. It’s […]
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Canvass tips school seat to Doddridge
Of the 49 outstanding ballots from the Haines Borough’s Oct. 1 election, clerk and election official Julie Cozzi determined 36 could be counted. The assembly counted the 36 ballots – five absentee-by-mail, 14 absentee-by-fax and 17 questioned – at the election canvass Tuesday. Cozzi disqualified two absentee-by-mail ballots, 10 absentee-in-person/early voting, questioned and special needs […]
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Campbell, initiative win borough vote
Haines Borough voters struck a blow against corporate personhood and elected George Campbell to the Haines Borough Assembly in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results. Campbell was the clear winner of one borough assembly seat with 566 votes, and write-in candidate Diana Lapham was the apparent winner of the second seat with 448 votes. Write-in Mario Benassi […]
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Pile-driving on dock to start soon
The rebuilt Port Chilkoot Dock will sit three to five feet lower in the water than the existing structure and will be supported by one-eighth as many pilings. Seattle-based construction firm Pacific Pile and Marine (PPM) will work 10 hours a day, seven days a week to replace most of the existing structure by next […]
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Commission: New manager should choose police chief
The Haines Borough Public Safety Commission doesn’t want Mark Earnest making the final decision on who gets the police chief job. The commission voted unanimously Monday to recommend the assembly postpone hiring a new police chief until Earnest’s replacement arrives. It also recommended keeping Simon Ford as interim chief in the meantime. Commission chair Jim Stanford said the decision […]
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Contaminated soil may slow land sale
Contaminated soil at the old primary school lot is presenting a problem for the potential sale of a 1.2-acre parcel to a statewide hotel chain. After receiving a letter of interest from Aspen Management LLC, the Haines Borough Assembly voted to classify two lots bordering Main Street and Fifth Avenue as “for sale.” According to Aspen’s local […]
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Celebrating Alaska’s authors
A host of local programs will be held in observance of Alaska Book Week, Oct. 5-12. The week is a statewide celebration of Alaska’s authors and books sponsored by “49 Writers,” a group of Alaska authors, and participating libraries. “It’s a way for us to feature authors from Alaska and Haines,” said Jessie Morgan, education […]
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Cozzi elevated to interim manager
Clerk Julie Cozzi will take the helm of the Haines Borough for up to three months while the assembly looks for a new manager to replace Mark Earnest. The assembly approved Earnest’s transition plan Tuesday, which moves Cozzi into the manager role and deputy clerk Michelle Webb into the clerk position upon Earnest’s departure. His last day is […]
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Paper trail follows chief hopeful
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has shortlisted his favorite candidates for police chief from 16 to four, but at least one of them has encountered trouble in his former jobs. Steven Annetts of Pataskala, Ohio, made the shortlist, but Annetts left his previous job as police chief in Douglas, Wyo., under questionable circumstances. Earnest’s short […]