The Haines Borough’s heli-skiing work group will have its second meeting Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in the assembly chambers. The nine-member committee includes Mayor Jan Hill, Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman, residents Rob Goldberg, Joe Ordonez and Carolyn Weishahn, Sean Brownell of Alaska Heliskiing, Sean Gaffney of Alaska Mountain Guides and Scott Sundberg of Southeast Alaska […]
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Borough employees conserving energy? Assembly discusses if tips should be policies or guidelines
The Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC) has written an energy conservation guide for Haines Borough employees, but how the guide will be enforced still is up for discussion. “They’re all behavioral; there’s no money involved,” ESC coordinator Stephanie Scott said of the recommendations at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Haines Borough Assembly. “They’re just reminding people to turn off their […]
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Linking water utilities may escalate costs; Four percent rate hike in the works
The Haines Borough is proposing a 4 percent rate increase for most water and sewer customers, partly to help cover the cost of the borough’s purchase of Crystal Cathedrals Water and Sewer System. The Crystal Cathedrals acquisition, though, ultimately might have a much heftier cost than its initial $370,000 pricetag. According to a July letter from engineer […]
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Tour idea stymies assembly; Question is whether to place limits after permit denial
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 30, will hold a third public hearing for an ordinance that aims to limit repeat applications for commercial tour permits. “What we’re trying to get away from is having an application come before the assembly every assembly meeting, in theory, and just keep submitting and changing a few things and […]
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New start at heli-ski question; Mayor appoints 9-member panel
The Haines Borough’s new heli-skiing work group held its first meeting Tuesday, and members said they want to avoid the heated tone of previous discussions about the industry. “I think that this is a better way to resolve some of the issues than to try to do it through assembly meetings, where we’re way more […]
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Hess sues borough, Goodman
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest and assemblyman Greg Goodman have until Thanksgiving to respond to a lawsuit challenging Goodman’s election. Goodman’s opponent in the Oct. 5 municipal election, Karen Hess, filed suit in Superior Court Nov. 4 against the borough and Goodman, asserting that the assembly violated borough code by failing to investigate Goodman’s voter registration applications in […]
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Assembly advances pay, election ordinances
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday advanced to a second public hearing ordinances regarding borough election procedures and assembly pay increases. When the election ordinance was introduced Oct. 26, assembly members discussed candidate eligibility and write-in campaigns. According to revisions suggested by the clerk’s office, “Write-in votes are not invalidated by misspelling the name of the candidate […]
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Recycle events include open house, annual meeting
Haines Friends of Recycling will host an open house and annual meeting to mark America Recycles Day. The open house will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 at the HFR center, 2.5 Mile Small Tracts Road. “It’s a chance to come up and check out the facility, learn how to sort plastics […]
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Picture Point deal in discussion
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest said he expected to have information for the assembly on possible municipal purchase of Picture Point property at its Nov. 30 meeting. Earnest confirmed he’s working with a representative of Roger Beasley, who recently purchased the five-acre property from the Fairbanks-based Narada Trust. Earnest said a non-disclosure agreement with Beasley prohibited him from […]
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Library gets top rating
The Library Journal Index of Public Library Service has awarded the Haines Borough Public Library a five-star rating for the third consecutive year. “I’d like to make a proclamation commemorating and honoring our Haines Borough Public Library, who recently received the Library Journal five-star rating award,” Mayor Jan Hill said at an October meeting of the Haines Borough Assembly. “This is quite an […]