Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest said he’s hoping to put together by the end of August an ad hoc working group to review the downtown improvement plan and identify goals to be pursued. The completed plan was recently submitted to the borough. Earnest said he envisions a “core group” would be appointed, including one representative each for large […]
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Summer school learned about bears
Is it possible to live in harmony with bears? The Haines Borough School District’s summer school would like to thank our community for helping us answer this question. Artist Tim Shields taught us to observe and draw the differences between brown and black bears. This helped us learn many bear facts. Anthony Crupi, from Fish and Game, […]
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Election season opens Geise seeks assembly seat
Two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly and three on the school board are up for grabs in the Oct. 5 municipal election. The candidate filing period for local office opened Monday and closes 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. Candidate packets are available on the borough’s website and at the borough administration building on Third Avenue. Eligible candidates must […]
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Tribe in turmoil: CIA dispute closes office
The Chilkoot Indian Association closed its offices for two weeks starting July 26 following an unresolved council election and council divisions concerning Jim Carnahan, who has served as the tribe’s administrator since February. Tribal president Jan Hill, who also serves as Mayor of the Haines Borough, resigned her leadership of the council in the midst of the turmoil. The […]
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‘Bear summit’ aims at educating residents
The Haines Borough will host a “bear summit” to discuss issues surrounding a high number of bears around townsite residences in recent years. It will be held 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 at the assembly chambers. Anyone with questions about bears or the proper securing of garbage, livestock or other attractants is encouraged to attend. Panelists will […]
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Seven apply in second round of harbormaster hire
The Haines Borough will consider seven new applications for harbormaster, seeking to fill a position that’s been open three months. Applicants include local tribal biologist Brad Ryan; Stephen Brooks, a former resident now working as a Tok-based commercial vehicle enforcement officer for DOT; William Parnell, a boat operator and welder from Nome; Paul Liotta, a computer consultant […]
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How can borough regulate air traffic?
Why does the Borough of Haines feel it has the authority to regulate any air traffic whatsoever? It is the job of the FAA to do that. The U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and Department of Fish and Game can regulate where one can land an aircraft but have no authority as to flight […]
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Assembly off to Excursion Tuesday
The Haines Borough Assembly will travel to the cannery community of Excursion Inlet for an open-house meeting Tuesday. The trip is intended as an outreach to remote residents who sometimes chafe at paying borough taxes for what they see as little return. The assembly earlier this year appropriated about $5,000 for road improvements there. Excursion residents pay […]
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Bear control: Group wants garbage law Issue will go to assembly Tuesday
In the wake of continuing police call-outs for bears in garbage, some residents are pushing the Haines Borough to adopt tougher regulations on securing residential trash. Pam Randles, president of the the Chilkoot Bear Foundation, said her group is seeking a borough ordinance similar to one adopted in Juneau in 2002 because other efforts, including public education, […]
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‘Reality miners’ seek fortune — or fame
A group of would-be miners being filmed for a Discovery Channel reality TV show have been the talk of the town since arriving in May, but they’re not saying much. The group of about two dozen – which includes seven or eight out-of-town miners and their families – is working the Jim Nail claim in […]