Tanya Carlson will return to Alaska as the Haines Borough’s tourism director. Carlson, a product developer for Holiday Vacations in Wisconsin, is a 2001 graduate of the University of Alaska-Southeast, where she studied marine biology and communications. She previously worked as a naturalist for Holland America. “I am pleased to announce that Tanya Carlson has […]
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Assembly renews SEABA permit
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday voted 6-0 to renew a commercial permit for Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) following lengthy discussion on how the business should be penalized for exceeding its skier day limit. In lieu of a penalty or probation, the company will have to come before the assembly again for its 2012 permit. SEABA must submit […]
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Best educated town, per capita, in Alaska?
The Haines Borough has the highest per capita number of college graduates in Alaska, according to information published this week by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The information, published as a map and article Sunday, shows the percentage of residents in U.S. counties, or county equivalents, holding bachelor’s degrees. It was compiled from data of the U.S. […]
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Downtown group takes 1st steps
A half-dozen downtown business and property owners met Wednesday to reap “low-hanging fruit” identified in the Haines Borough’s downtown revitalization plan. “A lot of times we commission a plan, and nothing happens after that. This is the ‘after that,’” said group leader Lenise Henderson-Fontenot. The group agreed to boost efforts to promote shopping locally, to […]
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Book aims at solving conflict
Sixty copies of the book “Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most” have circulated throughout Haines in recent weeks. “Difficult Conversations,” first printed more than a decade ago, was written by the Harvard Negotiation Project. Resident Debra Schnabel said the book was given away at a November Christmas bazaar. She is part of a group of […]
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Denker to appeal HAL variance
Union Street resident Mike Denker said he’ll appeal a 5-1 decision by the Haines Borough Planning Commission last week that reaffirmed a December variance for Haines Assisted Living. Commissioner Andy Hedden cast the lone dissenting vote. The December variance – which came after construction – was the second granted for encroachment into a 15-foot required separation between […]
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Users of old gym solicited
Haines Borough facilities director Brad Maynard is hoping to hear from potential users of the old school gymnasium and classrooms. Meetings will begin Feb.4. “I want private, non-profits to get hold of me if they’re interested in using the building,” Maynard said this week. For questions, contact Maynard’s office at 766-2257.
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Haines Sanitation permit, contract up
Haines Borough and State of Alaska officials will be taking a closer look at Haines Sanitation operations in coming months, as two documents vital to the company’s operation come up for review. The company’s five-year state permit for operating its FAA Road landfill expires Feb. 13 and the 10-year contract the firm holds with the Haines Borough to […]
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Next school project: Locker room rebuild
Haines Borough and school district officials are working on a plan to rebuild the locker rooms in the school gymnasium and swimming pool. Project director Brad Maynard recently asked Jensen Yorba Lott architects to submit a proposal for remodel of the locker rooms. The borough hopes to use the firm’s plans and estimates in a school […]
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Scouts resume push to finish camp
The Haines Venturer Scouts have requested additional legislative funding for a Boy Scout camp on Mud Bay Road. Greg Podsiki, director of both the camp and the Venturer Scouts, said the project would serve Boy Scouts of America. Venturer Scouts is a coed Boy Scouts program. “The development of a shower house and a series […]