By Margaret Friedenauer and Krista Kielsmeier A local citizens group on Friday filed applications for recall of Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman, Steve Vick and Joanne Waterman. The Haines Recall Committee officially filed the paperwork with the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the borough to initiate the recall effort. Resident Jim Shook is named as chairman. Assembly members Jerry Lapp and […]
Search results
Posted inNews
Harbor grapples with confusing fuel prices
By Margaret Friedenauer Haines and Skagway – only 13 miles of water separate the two towns, but they are a world apart in gas prices. Or are they? Rumor on the street – and the docks – is that Skagway harbor has been offering much cheaper diesel and gas prices than Haines during the height […]
Posted inNews
Ford family helps Civil Air Patrol take flight
When officer Simon Ford isn’t patrolling the streets for the Haines Borough Police Department, he’s the commander for the new Civil Air Patrol Chilkat Valley flight that draws more than half its membership from his own family. The nationwide organization, founded in 1941 less than a week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, is the official […]
Posted inNews
Next ATV ordinance hearing delayed
The second public hearing for an ordinance to permit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on borough streets and roads has been set for Tuesday, July 26, to allow extra time for rewording. “I think that clarity is really important in an ordinance like this, to make it as user-friendly as possible for the people who […]
Posted inNews
Borough hires interim public facilities director
Brian Lemcke returned to work for the Haines Borough this week, as the new interim director of public facilities. Lemcke, a former city councilor who owns the Fogcutter Bar, oversaw the Haines School renovation and additional projects as a contractor for the borough from 2006 to 2008, before the creation of the facilities director position. He then […]
Posted inNews
Fair seeking young artists
The Southeast Alaska State Fair is looking for dedicated artists age 10 to 19 to assist in the creation of murals to hang behind the main stage at this year’s fair. Tim Shields will direct the effort. The goal is to decorate the stage with “bright and lively paintings that will communicate the spirit of […]
Posted inElections, News
Hess settlement approved; Borough to pay portion of legal fees from lawsuit
The Haines Borough will pay Karen Hess $23,500 in legal fees and costs arising from a lawsuit she won in Superior Court against the borough and former assemblyman Greg Goodman, according to a settlement agreement the assembly approved Tuesday. Hess said the settlement covers a portion of her legal fees and she’s “as satisfied as I could […]
Posted inNews
Hartman only applicant for rec board; borough still seeking applications
Applications for the Haines Borough’s revived, seven-member Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee are still being accepted, after only one resident applied by an initial June 21 deadline. Dr. Marnie Hartman, a physical therapist who has led the nonprofit Well and Fit Community Council’s efforts to promote a Haines recreation center, was the lone applicant as […]
Posted inNews, School Board
School board hears local hiring concerns
A few members of the community on Tuesday night asked the Haines school board to consider adopting a local hiring preference for teachers. The board heard public comment regarding the recent hiring of new teachers. A local candidate who was hired on a one-year contract to teach fourth-grade was passed over for the permanent fourth-grade teaching position. […]
Posted inNews
Library looks for more stable funding
The Haines Borough Public Library will continue to shift from grant-funded staff positions in fiscal year 2012, when the salary for youth services coordinator Holly Davis will be paid entirely by the borough. The Haines Borough Assembly adopted the budget June 14, to go into effect Friday. The budget includes $344,822 for the library, up from borough manager Mark […]