All Big Brothers Big Sisters matches in Haines are still active and monthly match activities are still being organized for participants. The school year has started which means school-based matches will start meeting on school grounds again. No new matches, fundraising, or recruitment can be completed until Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska secures more […]
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Area property sales lagging
Area property sales – which slowly rebounded following the 2008 banking crisis – appear to be slumping. Through Aug. 10, the Haines Borough saw only 27 properties change hands in 2012, compared to a total of 79 in 2011. About two-thirds of sales typically come during summer months, according to property agents. The borough hasn’t issued a […]
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Assembly: No full income reporting
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday relaxed its proposed financial disclosure reporting regulations, eliminating a requirement that would have made elected officials report their full incomes. Under an amendment pushed by assemblywoman Joanne Waterman, borough elected leaders would have to report only sources of income greater than $5,000, not total amounts of income from those sources. The change […]
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Heli-ski review set for Tuesday
The Haines Borough Assembly will meet as a committee Tuesday to review the past heli-skiing season and consider a host of regulatory changes. The meeting starts 5:30 p.m. at the assembly chambers. Critics of the industry say global positioning technology has confirmed that flights operated out of prescribed boundaries on several occasions during the past season and […]
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Pare school board to 5 members?
Should the Haines Borough School District reduce its school board membership from seven to five? The question was raised at Tuesday’s board meeting, invoking a lively discussion among members. Apparent lack of interest from community members running for school board seats prompted the question and discussion. In the past two elections, seats have gone vacant with appointments necessary to round out […]
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Killed sow was landfill garbage bear
State wildlife officials this week said they would kill three brown bear cubs of a 15-year-old sow shot early Monday by a resident at Letnikof Cove. Their deaths would raise to seven the number of brown bears killed this year following incidents around homes and property. “It’s the humane thing to do. Otherwise they’re going […]
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Borough, Kluwan at odds over taxes
The Haines Borough is countering a claim by Chilkat Indian Village that the tribe owes no taxes on the former Chilkat Cruises Dock that it bought last year. The borough is out about $10,000. Manager Mark Earnest and attorney Brooks Chandler have refused to provide borough legal correspondence on the matter, which is not the subject of a lawsuit. […]
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Haines schools make AYP
All four programs within the Haines Borough School District met the adequate yearly progress goals set by the federal government’s No Child Left Behind law for the 2011-2012 school year. According to the state department of education, Haines Elementary School scored a 91% proficiency rate on the language arts test, including reading and writing, up by a […]
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Revocation process starts against Joel
The Alaska Police Standards Council has started the process of revoking the police certification of former Haines Borough police sergeant Jason Joel. The council is a 13-member, governor-appointed body of state officials, police and citizens charged with overseeing that police and corrections officers in the state meet minimum standards of their profession. The council voted to initiate […]
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Per capita, we’re rich, agency says
The Haines Borough ranks among the wealthiest communities on the West Coast in per-capita income, according to a federal compilation included in the draft Haines Borough Comprehensive Plan. The federal Bureau of Economic Affairs compiled the ranking, derived by taking the total income to Haines residents – $154 million in 2010 – and dividing by a population of 2,508, […]