The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted to authorize continued participation in a regional revolving loan program operated by the Juneau Economic Development Council. Haines’ participation in the fund started in 1998, tapping into some of $2.2 million in economic disaster funds provided to the borough by former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, in the wake of lost […]
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TV’s ‘Gold Rush’ miners head to the Yukon
Todd Hoffman and his mining crew are moving to Canada. Friday’s “Full Disclosure” epilogue of “Gold Rush: Alaska” on the Discovery Channel revealed Todd, his father, Jack, and their team of rookies from Oregon no longer would have access to the gold claim in the Porcupine mining district where they had hoped to strike it […]
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Contributors make Bigs’ program go
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit charity and depends on a wide range of support, much of it local. On Saturday, Feb. 19, our matches enjoyed an excellent sledding group activity at the home of Diz Kistler and Mardell Gunn, as we have for a number of years. The hill was fast and the […]
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Public squeezed out at assembly meeting; Chambers doesn’t hold half turnout
The Haines Borough Assembly needs a new home or improvements to its current chambers, leaders said after Tuesday’s meeting, where more than 40 people forced into the hallway by overcrowding outnumbered the 38 audience members inside. It was the third time in as many months that citizens attending an assembly meeting were left standing in the hallway […]
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Denker, HAL to discuss settlement on variance
Calling for new permitting requirements to stem “after-the-fact” variance requests, Haines Borough Assembly members Tuesday hammered out a possible resolution to a dispute between Haines Assisted Living and neighboring landowner Mike Denker. On a motion by member Joanne Waterman, the assembly confirmed a contested variance granted to HAL on the condition that Denker get “reasonable and usable access […]
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Assembly, school to talk funding Tuesday
The Haines Borough School District will be seeking a larger borough contribution to schools this year. school board and borough assembly members meet jointly 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school open area. The borough last year contributed $1.9 million to the district’s $5.33 million budget. Superintendent Michael Byer this week said he doesn’t know how much more he’ll […]
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Goodman suit goes to judge; Ruling expected in election challenge by April or May
A lawsuit filed in Superior Court against the Haines Borough and assembly member Greg Goodman is ready for a judge’s decision. Z. Kent Sullivan of Baxter, Bruce & Sullivan in Juneau filed a brief Feb. 16 on behalf of Karen Hess, a write-in candidate for the October assembly election. Sullivan also submitted a brief Jan. 14, and […]
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Downtown group talks power lines, trailers
The downtown revitalization committee will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Rusty Compass coffee shop on Main Street. At its Feb. 17 meeting, the committee heard from AP&T power manager Danny Gonce, who said the company could bury conduit in areas under construction around town to facilitate burial of electrical lines in the future. Gonce […]
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Assembly advances 2,600 skier days
Following more than an hour of comments at a Haines Borough Assembly public hearing Tuesday, members advanced a revised helicopter skiing ordinance that would permit up to three operators to share a 2,600 skier-day limit. The ordinance will have at least one more public hearing, its fifth, set for Tuesday, March 8. The assembly advanced the amended […]
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Don’t throw such big rocks, Morphet
I recently read the comments from Mr. Morphet in reference to the new business in the Haines Borough. Okay, this is how I look at it. First off, thank you to Mike Ward for keeping the Lighthouse open this winter as at least that gives one place to eat out at. To start complaining already makes […]