With the goal of becoming more energy efficient, the Haines Borough Assembly recently contracted with Alaska Power and Telephone to install 16 new LED lights along Third Avenue. The current, high-pressure sodium lights will be replaced by the LED lights, which are both brighter and more efficient, AP&T power supervisor Danny Gonce said. The total project will […]
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Assembly OKs $135K in changes to road jobs
Two contract change orders totaling more than $130,000 were approved during the Nov. 6 Haines Borough Assembly meeting without discussion. An $83,500 adjustment to the third phase of the Haines Street Improvement project and a $50,300 adjustment to the Fourth Avenue, View Street, and Lynnview Drive water-sewer upgrade project passed as resolutions in the meeting’s consent agenda. […]
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Assembly approves heli-ski ordinance
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously passed a heli-ski ordinance Nov. 6 that alters several industry regulations. Changes from current borough law include establishment of a $5 per day user fee, an increase in penalties to as much as $1,000 per violation, and an Aug. 31 deadline for heli-ski permit applications. The ordinance also allows the assembly to […]
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Neighbors critical of rezone plan
A potential rezone on the east side of Chilkat Lake Road wouldn’t address concerns about industrial development in the neighborhood, some residents say. Based on a recent survey sent out to 60 Chilkat Lake Road property owners, the Haines Borough Planning Commission is discussing rezoning the Eagle Vista subdivision from general use to rural residential or mixed […]
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District’s attorney OK’d process
On Oct. 29, the Haines Borough school board was required to fill a vacancy for Seat D. This is the second year in a row that the borough election process failed to provide enough interested candidates to fill all vacant seats. The district’s focus is always on making the best decision possible for the benefit of student achievement. […]
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Assembly supports Earnest extension
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to extend manager Mark Earnest’s contract through July 2014 pending a “satisfactory” evaluation and a contract review. Members Debra Schnabel and Norman Smith were opposed. Dave Berry, Steve Vick, Joanne Waterman, and Jerry Lapp were in favor. Waterman introduced a motion to extend the contract at the Oct. 9 assembly meeting where Earnest revealed he would […]
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Public library cuts evening hours
Beginning Monday, the Haines Borough Public Library will close at 7 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Reduced hours will continue until March 1. The winter hours reduction was started last December, shortening evening hours that had been in place for decades. Library board secretary James Alborough said the closure addresses low usage […]
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Survey: School, firehall top list for new buildings
Responses to a recent Haines Borough survey showed residents viewed fire, ambulance and police services, and K-12 education as most important to the community and also the most deserving of a new building. The mail-in survey sent to local post office boxes was intended to gauge opinions and priorities of residents on the borough’s public facilities and […]
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School board taps Miller for open seat
The Haines Borough school board on Monday voted 6-0 to appoint former teacher Ardys Miller to a one-year board seat. Miller holds a doctoral degree in education and has worked as a dean at College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, B.C., and at Yukon College in Whitehorse, Y.T., according to her resume. A two-year resident, she also has […]
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Grade school wins improvement honor
Special education students in Haines Elementary School have improved test scores by 30 percent in the past two years, netting the Haines Borough School District a statewide award. The state Department of Education named the Haines school and Delta Elementary School as “National Title 1 Distinguished Schools.” Haines was one of 10 schools statewide nominated for the […]