Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has recommended the launch of a Haines Port Development Steering Committee to promote Lutak Dock. In a recent report for the Haines Borough Assembly, Earnest wrote that the ad hoc committee would “prepare an actionable plan including conceptual port configuration concepts to enable the borough to make sound port investment decisions in advancing the interests of […]

The Haines Borough Assembly on Sept. 13 again delayed a proposed ordinance that would permit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on borough streets and roads. The ordinance, postponed in July, was listed under “unfinished business” at the meeting, with a suggestion to set a third public hearing for Tuesday, Sept. 27. Instead, the assembly scheduled the hearing […]

Haines Borough Assembly and mayoral candidates will participate in a forum coordinated by the Chilkat Valley News and KHNS on Monday, Sept. 26, at the Chilkat Center. The forum is open to the public and will start at 6 p.m. with one-minute introductory remarks from mayoral candidates Jan Hill and Stephanie Scott. Hill and Scott then will have 30 […]

The Haines Borough’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee debuted Tuesday, with members selecting officers for the re-established group and voicing support for enhancing trails and outdoor events to spur economic development. The committee voted Marnie Hartman to serve as chair, Ron Jackson as vice chair and Logan Simpson as secretary. Darsie Culbeck, Jessica Kayser, Jennifer […]

also by Tom Morphet Progress on a “programming study” to determine who and what might go into a renovated elementary school apparently slowed to a stop after Haines Borough facilities director Brad Maynard resigned in June. The borough assembly voted July 26 to pursue demolition of the old school building, weeks before a memo that included some […]

A small group is making a last-ditch effort to save the former elementary school and gym, saying a July vote by the Haines Borough Assembly to demolish the buildings was premature. They believe an advertised project to remove the gym floor is the beginning of the end of the building. “They’re tearing down a $2 million building […]

Pedestrian signs, the second tier of a Haines Borough wayfinding project, are available for viewing at the Haines Borough Public Library through Friday, Sept. 23. “In keeping with Haines’ new marketing theme, ‘The Adventure Capital of Alaska,’ the signs feature local people enjoying recreational opportunities within 100 miles of Haines,” said Debra Schnabel, a former borough staffer who is a […]

The project manager for a study on a proposed Haines Borough recreation center at the old elementary school said initial results suggest “it was a better solution to go ahead and think about a new building.” “We identified that there were some limitations toward using the existing facility for some of the needs that were identified,” said […]