Real estate agent Jim Studley said Picture Point owner Roger Beasley is interested in working with the Haines Borough to acquire two scenic pullouts there, including terms that would provide time for the municipality to use scenic highway funds for a purchase. “We’ve offered a very liberal acquisition process,” Studley said in an interview. Picture Point has […]

Union Street resident Mike Denker is asking the Haines Borough Planning Commission to reconsider its decision to grant Haines Assisted Living a second, after-the-fact variance for the proximity to his home of its recent building addition. Planning commission chair Lee Heinmiller said he would put the matter on the agenda for the group’s Jan. 20 meeting. In […]

The Haines School has added one night of basketball to its open gym schedule, but more gym hours for community use may have to wait for a joint meeting between Haines Borough and school officials. Superintendent Michael Byer told the school board last week that the school’s Community Education program has added basketball in the elementary gym on Wednesday […]

Borough facilities director Brad Maynard has prepared a request for MRV Architects of Juneau to measure demand for a community recreation center that would be located in the old elementary gymnasium and adjoining classroom space. At Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting, staff will seek approval for “programming,” or measuring potential use, through MRV, Maynard said. “You look […]

Former customers of Crystal Cathedrals Water and Sewer System say they want their old water source back and are skeptical of a new Haines Borough pricing regime that makes them the only metered residential water customers in the borough. About two dozen west-side residents turned out at a Dec. 28 borough committee meeting to voice concerns. The […]

Loss of cruise ship head tax revenues and a leaner proposed spending plan by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell will likely equate to a drop in state spending on local projects. “It’s early yet, but the concern is we’ve done well in Haines the last six years. We’ve been averaging $10 million to $13 million. It’ll […]

Plans for a safer route to school this winter were blocked in part by difficulty securing a state driveway permit to place a culvert in the right-of-way of Old Haines Highway. Haines Borough projects chief Brad Maynard said the borough planned to build a path off the highway, adjacent to the high school track so students […]

The Haines Borough Assembly on Dec. 28 approved an ordinance that creates a waiting period for tour applicants with dodgy histories and rejected a tax- exempt request for a piece of land near Chilkoot Lake held by the American Bald Eagle Foundation. Mayor Jan Hill cast the tie-breaking vote to reject the exemption request, joining assembly members Greg Goodman, Steve Vick and Daymond Hoffman. […]