The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday discussed potential ways to keep the pool open, including possibly raising fees or implementing a membership system. The assembly discussed the matter during its second public budget workshop. Manager Mark Earnest is recommending the pool be closed for three months in the summer to save about $35,000 in the budget. During the Tuesday meeting, […]
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Office java makes the cut
For now, coffee appears to be safe in the Haines Borough budget. In discussion of the public works budget Tuesday, assembly member Joanne Waterman said she would like to see coffee removed from the budgeted list of expenses. “Coffee is a personal item. It’s not a borough expense. Borough money should not be used to pay for employee coffee,” […]
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Weather or not: Town cleanup in the works
Snow or no snow, the community clean-up is on. Bags for collecting rubbish and recyclables from public areas around town became available Monday at the Chamber of Commerce office in the Gateway Building on Main Street. Beginning April 27 and through May 11, they’ll be accepted without charge at the Community Waste Solutions landfill on […]
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Library addition stirs discussion
The Haines Borough Public Library Board is pursuing plans to construct a 600-square-foot addition to the library, but whether borough funds will be used to design the project is under debate. Library board chair Anne Marie Palmieri said the group has been talking about the addition for the past two years but recently approached the borough, asking […]
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Assembly reverses bear tour vote
After denying a former Haines bear monitor a permit to conduct small-scale bear-viewing tours along the Chilkoot River, the Haines Borough Assembly reversed its decision and voted unanimously to award the permit at its April 9 meeting. The assembly split 3-3 during its March 26 meeting on whether to issue the permit to the Great Bear Foundation, […]
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Assembly takes aim at fire service board
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday will consider abolishing the board of fire service area #1, on the recommendation of member Jerry Lapp, who says the group has been inactive for years and that the role it serves is redundant. Leadership of the Haines Volunteer Fire Department supports the change, but the move divided the service area board. […]
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Borough’s facility report complete: Now what?
The final version of a $33,500 report detailing the conditions of Haines Borough public facilities is complete, but how that document will be used to make decisions about borough buildings is still up in the air. The Haines 2015 Facility Planning Report, prepared by Anchorage-based architectural firm McCool Carlson Green, is being reviewed by members of the […]
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District identifies $250K in cuts
Haines Borough school board members debated budgeting strategies at a workshop Monday that at times became pointed. At issue is a projected $435,000 shortfall, partially due to declining enrollment, and how to fill it. Superintendent Michael Byer has proposed eliminating a full-time teaching position, an idea resisted by some board members who spoke this week. Another question […]
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Kitayama, Silkman to leave district
Two elementary teachers at the Haines School recently resigned. Jeanne Kitayama, who has been working part-time as early literacy coordinator for the Haines Borough School District, said she’s leaving to pursue other opportunities, including education consulting work. Kitayama has been with the district 12 years, mostly in primary grades. “I’m ready to try a new path. […]
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DOT extends season for studded tires
Two elementary teachers at the Haines School recently resigned. Jeanne Kitayama, who has been working part-time as early literacy coordinator for the Haines Borough School District, said she’s leaving to pursue other opportunities, including education consulting work. Kitayama has been with the district 12 years, mostly in primary grades. “I’m ready to try a new path. […]