The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday in support of a redistricting plan that includes Haines and Skagway in a state House district with Petersburg, Wrangell, Kake, Hoonah, Angoon, Pelican, Yakutat, Metlakatla and Prince of Wales Island. Assemblyman Steve Vick cast the dissenting vote, asking to eliminate language in the resolution that tilted the borough’s support toward a map […]
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Manager approves 2,200 skier days
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has allocated a total of 2,200 skier days to the borough’s three helicopter skiing tour operators for a season to run through May 3. His distribution was Alaska Heliskiing, 1,250; Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA), 750; and Alaska Mountain Guides (AMG), 200. “These numbers represent the initial allocation for the 2011 season,” […]
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School board reviews draft budget
School superintendent Michael Byer offered his first draft budget to the Haines Borough School District Tuesday. The $5.6 million spending plan Byer called “a first blush” and “moving target” includes a 3 percent increase in the borough’s contribution to the school general fund and an overall increase in spending of $230,000. It does not include […]
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Tax, reserves slated to balance budget; Earnest presents spending plan
Haines Borough Assembly members got their first look at manager Mark Earnest’s budget for the coming year Tuesday. The $13.9 million borough spending plan is balanced by using $288,000 in reserves and by raising property taxes slightly. Its total includes spending $2.9 million in state grants for pending improvements to the Port Chilkoot Dock and trestle. […]
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Mayor named in CIA lawsuit; Fired administrator seeking $100K
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill demanded police chief Gary Lowe arrest Chilkoot Indian Association administrator Jim Carnahan at the tribal office last July, Carnahan alleges in a breach of contract lawsuit being heard in U.S. District Court. Hill was serving as president of the tribe at the time. Carnahan was at the end of five apparently rocky months at the […]
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Food trailers secure permanent approval; Decision on 3rd food stand looms
The Haines Borough has quietly granted permanent status to two modified trailers operating as food vending businesses on a lot next to the post office. The borough’s decision came in the form of two March 14 letters from planning technician Steve Ritzinger. Ritzinger wrote that lot owner George Campbell had received approval of land-use permits for food […]
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Borough comprehensive plan begins with scientific survey
The Haines Borough’s updated comprehensive plan will explore “what Haines is going to look like in the year 2020 and how we chart a path to get there,” said Barbara Sheinberg, a consultant coordinating the project. Sheinberg, of Juneau, will meet with the Haines Borough Planning Commission in a work session 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, to […]
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Assembly OKs $225K for pump station
The Haines Borough Assembly on March 22 approved up to $225,000 for replacement of a Barnett Drive water pump station to improve capacity. The assembly authorized borough manager Mark Earnest to enter into an agreement with Henricksen Constructors of Juneau, which submitted a $225,000 bid. The borough received six other bids, ranging from $227,000 to $421,500. According to the […]
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Budget hearings scheduled
The Haines Borough Assembly has scheduled meetings and public hearings for passing the fiscal year 2012 budget. The assembly will meet as a committee 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Haines Borough Public Library. Discussion topics include budget introduction, general fund overview, revenues, fund balances, economic trends, allocations, the Haines Borough School District, library, Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center, […]
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Assembly reduces proposed hike in Lutak Dock rates
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday trimmed proposed rate increases for using Lutak Dock. Business representatives had met with borough manager Mark Earnest to share their concerns about the ordinance, which could have increased wharfage to $7.50 per ton for general cargo, up from $2; and the rate for explosives and other hazardous cargo to $20, from $8. “We have worked […]