The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved Alaska Mountain Guides (AMG) as the third helicopter skiing tour operator in the borough. The assembly voted 5-0 to approve AMG’s permit application. Member Greg Goodman was absent. AMG applied for a permit last year, and the assembly delayed action so a mayor-appointed work group could make recommendations on a […]

The number of fuel trucks shipping ultra low sulfur diesel from Delta Western tanks in Haines to northern locations has dropped from roughly 12 per day to three or four, and the borough’s recent fuel tariff increase is a factor, a company official said this week. Terminal manager Fred Gray of Haines attributed the loss […]

Thirteen local nonprofit organizations have requested a total of $114,696 from the Haines Borough for the upcoming fiscal year. The Haines Borough Assembly last June approved an $11.7 million budget that awarded $100,000 in grants, up from the $82,000 allocated the previous fiscal year. Requests had totaled $118,500, and money went to Big Brothers Big Sisters ($3,500), Chilkat Snowburners ($1,500), Chilkat […]

Veteran teachers David Knight and Jeni Peters will leave the Haines School this year, and they’re getting a boost from an early retirement incentive offered by the district. The incentive, the first offered here in several years, offered senior teachers between $11,000 and $20,000 for electing to retire. The State of Alaska offered an early-retirement […]

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest this week said the next step in possible borough acquisition of Picture Point is to apply for a National Scenic Byways Program grant. However, no grants have been awarded under the program since 2009. The program last allocated $41 million to 160 projects in 43 states for fiscal year 2009, according to an […]

The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday is set to have further discussion on proposed exponential rate increases for using Lutak Dock. “I think it’s moving in a very positive direction,” borough manager Mark Earnest said at the assembly’s March 8 meeting. “The whole idea is to secure a stable revenue stream for existing dock operation and maintenance costs, as well as […]

The Haines Borough Assembly in a 4-2 vote March 8 authorized $14,052 to MRV Architects of Juneau for final design on a signage project that aims to more effectively direct visitors throughout town. “We just completed a downtown revitalization planning process, which cost us $40,000,” borough staffer Debra Schnabel said in an interview last week. “One of the major […]