Against a backdrop of negotiations with fuel supplier Delta Western over a long-term lease, the Haines Borough Assembly is proposing to increase charges the company pays for storing and shipping fuel through town from $65,000 to about $1 million per year. The proposals are viewed as a bargaining tactic by some assembly members, but they also reflect […]
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Hess appeal expected by Friday
Haines Borough Assembly candidate Karen Hess said she intends to file an appeal to Superior Court by the end of this week that will challenge the assembly’s decision to certify Greg Goodman’s election. Goodman defeated write-in candidate Hess, 575-456, in the Oct. 5 election for a three-year term on the assembly. Hess maintains Goodman did not […]
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How do Haines graduates fare? Proposed district survey would track high school alumni
Why do some Haines High School graduates go on to complete college and others drop out? Do students who pursue trades find jobs there? What can Haines do to better prepare students for life after high school? The Haines Borough School District may soon be seeking answers to those questions by way of a follow-up survey of […]
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Forum elicits wide range of ideas
Thirty-seven residents turned out Oct. 28 for the second, library-sponsored forum on strengthening community. Their ideas for improving the town included: Working toward food independence, building a community or youth center, holding more open-ended community discussions, reaching out to retirees arriving in the community involvement and acquiring research on the town’s demographics. At the third […]
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Dock mitigation begins
Surveying set to begin this week is part of Haines Borough’s environmental mitigation work for Port Chilkoot Dock. The work – compensation for the environmental impact of filling a beach at the dock – includes creation of intertidal pools near Picture Point and culvert replacement on Comstock Road. Work must be completed within a year. […]
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Heli-skiing zone goes Heli-skiing zone goes
After a proposed commercial skiing tour ordinance hit a snag at the Oct. 26 Haines Borough Assembly meeting, the borough’s planning commission is set to make a recommendation on a potential rezoning for those tours. The commission was scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4 for a public hearing to discuss rezoning a portion of the […]
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Assembly mulls new election rules
The Haines Borough Assembly will consider changes to election procedures aimed at resolving questions about candidate qualifications before – instead of after – elections, at a first public hearing Tuesday. They also clarify voter eligibility and write-in campaigns. The assembly introduced the ordinance Oct. 26. “Right now, I guess, is the time to clarify ‘resident,’ right?” asked […]
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Assembly advances pay raise; Increase would cost $15K, including commissioners
The Haines Borough Assembly has introduced an ordinance that would increase pay for assembly members and Mayor Jan Hill. The assembly already has approved a resolution to start compensating members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission, at a rate of $50 per meeting attended. The proposed ordinance would increase assembly members’ pay to $125 per meeting from $100, and also pay […]
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Heli-ski group
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday did not move forward a proposed commercial skiing tour ordinance that drew heavy discussion at its first public hearing Tuesday. Discussion centered on helicopter skiing, skier days and flight paths. The assembly instead directed manager Mark Earnest and Mayor Jan Hill to form a work group to update the details of the ordinance before it is brought […]
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Bear ordinance targets garbage
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday adopted a bear attraction nuisance ordinance that targets garbage but does not address fruit trees or livestock. Haines police, the Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game had “strongly” recommended a more restrictive version of the ordinance, according to a memo to the assembly from police chief Gary […]