The Haines Borough School District is back in the market for an assistant principal this week, after unforeseen personal circumstances forced its recent hire to resign. Aimee Romeijn had been named to the job in the spring and moved to Haines earlier in the summer, with a contract start date of Aug. 1. But last week she […]
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Young Road construction begins this week
Expect traffic, water interruptions Construction on Young Road began this week and will continue through the end of October. The project will slow traffic significantly, but Haines Borough public facilities director Ed Coffland said they plan to keep one lane open at all times. Nine properties along the road will be hooked onto a temporary above-ground water […]
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Skagway slides divert more cruise ship traffic to town
Eight additional cruise ship visits have been added to Haines’s schedule this season after Skagway’s Railroad Dock was damaged by two more rockslides on Aug. 3 and 5. An initial slide on June 23 closed the dock for nearly two weeks and diverted two ships scheduled for Skagway – including the gargantuan Majestic Princess, the […]
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Assembly voices opposition to Schnabel’s sales tax proposal
Assembly member Debra Schnabel’s proposed ballot questions – which would ask voters to consider sales tax reallocation and an increased lodging tax — met resistance from other assembly members, borough staff and the public. In a public comment at Tuesday’s meeting, Karen Hess expressed concerns about the proposed re-allocation’s impact on the tourism promotion and […]
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This Week in History
Archive news from 50, 25 and 10 years ago. Aug. 25, 1967 Nancy Jackson, Haines City Dog Catcher, reports that incidents of vandalism have slowed down work on improving the city dog pound at one mile. Construction has been halted until the vandalism is put to an end. Mrs. Jackson says that any person or […]
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This Week in History
Aug. 2, 1972 Earthquake Jars Haines: No Damage Reported The first major earthquake to hit Haines since the disastrous quake of 1964 occurred Sunday afternoon. The quake, centered about 80 miles west of Sitka, was felt as far south as Seattle. No damage of any consequence has been reported. Local residents felt some swaying movement […]
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GAS discusses solid waste prices, approves nonprofit grant form
The Haines Borough’s Government and Services Committee at its Aug. 2 meeting discussed possible borough actions to reduce illegal dumping and burning following the restructured business model at Community Waste Solutions (CWS). The committee weighed the possibility of mandating trash pickup, at least in the townsite. Various committee members said they believed that if people […]
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Lutak Dock contract delayed, consultant presents on build method
The Haines Borough is awaiting approval from MARAD (The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration Division) to finalize its contract with an owner’s advisor – and settle on a design-builder – for the Lutak Dock reconstruction project. On Tuesday borough manager Annette Kreitzer met with MARAD representatives to try to speed up the process. She said she wanted to […]
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Price increase soon to come at landfill
Trash disposal in Haines is about to become substantially more expensive. On Aug. 15, Community Waste Solutions (CWS) will be abandoning its weight-based pricing structure – now set at 40 cents per pound for household waste – and will begin charging based on bag size regardless of weight. A standard 13-gallon kitchen garbage bag will […]
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Borough withdraws from Parade Grounds discussion
The Haines Borough won’t assume ownership of the Fort Seward Parade Grounds anytime soon. After months of discussing a potential acquisition of the historic property from Alaska Indian Arts (AIA), the nonprofit that owns the Parade Grounds, borough manager Annette Kreitzer this week announced that the borough was withdrawing from negotiations. Since last November, Kreitzer had been […]