Due to the slowing movement of the “slump” on Oceanview Drive and Lutak Road, the Haines Borough is closing the command center set up in January to respond to the effects of the mass wasting. Roc Ahrens, emergency coordinator said he will not post any more daily updates on the borough’s website or recording line, unless conditions warrant. The […]
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Ordinance aims to keep peace at boat harbor
As Haines Borough harbormaster for more than a year, Ed Barrett said he’s never been physically hurt during a dispute, but he has “heard some very colorful things.” The boat harbor advisory committee over the past two years has fleshed out the details of a 22-page ordinance to clarify governance of borough port and harbor facilities. One […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Feb. 6 A caller reported a phone call about lowering his credit card interest and said he thought it was fraud. Police took a drunken person at a downtown apartment into protective custody. Sunday, Feb. 5 An officer responded to a domestic dispute at a downtown apartment complex. No charges were filed. An officer […]
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Ordinance aims to keep peace at boat harbor
As Haines Borough harbormaster for more than a year, Ed Barrett said he’s never been physically hurt during a dispute, but he has “heard some very colorful things.” The boat harbor advisory committee over the past two years has fleshed out the details of a 22-page ordinance to clarify governance of borough port and harbor facilities. One […]
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Slump gets disaster designation
The Haines Borough Assembly on Feb. 3 held a special meeting to declare a disaster and request state assistance in response to the slump and ground movement near the Oceanview and Lutak areas. Ground shifting on the Oceanview hillside was first reported Jan. 16 and continues. A main sewer line that runs through the approximately five-acre area was breached […]
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Snowmachine drag races a success
We wish to thank all of the volunteers, businesses and participants that helped make the recent snowmachine drag races at 18 Meadows such a success. We had three hours of racing, with our very own Lawrence Willard having the quickest individual heat at 7.0 seconds for the 660-foot-track. During the later Radar Runs, the Canadian […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Jan. 30 A 911 caller reported a suspicious light at a residence. The light indicated the fuel tank was empty. A caller reported he had a warrant out of Florida for violation of probation. Florida Department of Corrections was contacted and would not extradite the man, who had no place to stay. The ministerial […]
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GPS data should be public
For many years I administered special use hunting permits for the forest service in Montana. Hunting area and hunting activity of individual outfitters was known to other guides as well as to the public. This served two purposes. First, it allowed the public to avoid areas (if they wished) where guides operated. Second, it reported […]
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School board, assembly talk budget hopes
The Haines Borough Assembly and Haines Borough school board held a joint meeting Tuesday night and together emphasized what was of no surprise to anyone in the room: neither entity is expecting a budget surplus next year. The borough and school board meet jointly once a year, usually in late spring and after the borough budget has gone through much of its […]
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Survey: Visitors dislike cloudy weather but enjoy sunny disposition of locals
A Haines Borough cruise and fast ferry passenger survey showed tourists want more sunshine and even a Subway restaurant, but a vast majority were satisfied with their visit. McDowell Group of Juneau prepared the $20,000, 33-page report, paid for with head tax money. “We rated higher on what people thought about our town than any other survey […]