Following a commercial Dungeness crab harvest last summer they say depleted subsistence catches here, residents may petition the state Board of Fish to expand areas closed to commercial crabbing in Lynn Canal. “This isn’t over,” said assemblyman Norm Smith, who arranged a presentation by the state Department of Fish and Game at last week’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting. “Every […]
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Lutak Dock fence project accelerated
The Haines Borough has accelerated a fence-building project at Lutak Dock after learning that a Jan. 1 deadline for project completion cannot be changed. Work was to start this week. The borough will plow snow around the job to ensure it gets done on time, manager Mark Earnest told the assembly last week. The borough in March received a $233,000 Homeland […]
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Proposed car tax may be flat fee
A recent addition to a memo put out by Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest acknowledged the possibility of using a flat as opposed to graduated tax structure for a proposed motor vehicle registration tax. The borough finance committee discussed the flat tax option during a meeting this week. Earnest’s memo said if vehicle owners had to pay a $20 […]
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After 12 years, Piedad water back on tap at hillside
Sonny Myers says that for the first time in more than a decade, he can turn on a tap at his house for a drink of water. On Oct. 16, Myers and about 50 other customers on Piedad, Sunshine, Comstock, and North Sawmill roads were connected to the Piedad spring, a historic source some residents […]
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Borough may require trip reports
Anyone traveling on behalf of the Haines Borough may soon be required to write a report detailing what they learned during the trip. Borough manager Mark Earnest recently drafted a trip report policy that is now open to public comment. According to the draft, trip reports should include “the purpose of the trip, what you did, what you learned […]
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Kelly led school district to solvency
Ten years ago Carol Kelly was first elected to the Haines school board. At that time the district was virtually bankrupt, could not pay their bills, was forced to lay off teachers and academic achievement was mediocre at best. Under her leadership, having spent a lifetime in school administration, together with other dedicated board members and […]
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Work made center toasty warm
As a representative of both KHNS and the Chilkat Center for the Arts, and on behalf of all of us who use this building regularly, I would like to thank the Haines Borough for the recent work at the Chilkat Center. The boilers are keeping us toasty warm and the new roof is a huge gift. Taken […]
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Literacy program marks 1st year marks 1st year
The Haines Borough School District will adapt its early-childhood literacy program to accommodate for a shift in staffing. The program was launched a year ago to help make younger students proficient in reading, under the direction of teacher Jeanne Kitayama. Kitayama is taking a five-month substitute position teaching third grade. Efforts at helping teachers boost literacy will […]
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Assembly floats vehicle tax plan
Besides casting ballots in the national election, residents on Nov. 6 get to weigh in on a Haines Borough motor vehicle registration tax, a proposal aimed at addressing junked and abandoned cars. On Tuesday, the assembly voted 5-1 to introduce an ordinance for the tax, which would be collected by the state and raise $40,000 annually for […]
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Mayor digs into harbor assault case
A mayor’s report found differing explanations for why a charge was reduced by plea bargain in a case involving an alleged assault on the Haines harbormaster. According to a report presented by Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott at Tuesday’s assembly meeting, Assistant District Attorney Amy Williams said she would have preferred to take the case to trial, but could […]