The Haines Borough Assembly last week unanimously approved a three-year contract with its employees’ union, including an immediate 3 percent raise for all positions and smaller raises the next two years. The contract also includes raises larger than 3 percent for 26 of about 75 borough jobs. They include 15.5 percent for pool custodian, 7 percent for […]
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Community picnic, portrait set for Sunday, Aug. 15
A community block-party picnic and portrait of the people of the Chilkat Valley are set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15. The location will be Main Street between Third and Fourth avenues, which will be closed to traffic. The picnic is a celebration of the centennial of Haines’ municipal incorporation and will include a panoramic […]
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Numbers drop at hazardous waste cleanup
Participation was down 20 percent and businesses made barely a dent in their allocation at the annual hazardous waste cleanup Friday at the old city shop on Union Street. “Some years people are busy and it catches them off guard,” said Steve Haavig of Juneau, who oversees the program funded by the Haines Borough. Between 100 […]
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Fair races to include 5K, 10K, half-marathon
Runners, take your mark. The third annual Southeast Alaska State Fair Haines Hustle is set for Saturday, July 31. Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Chilkoot Indian Association, Alaska Fjordlines, the Haines Borough and the Oakley Apparel sponsor the event. Entry forms are available on bulletin boards around town, and on the fair’s website, http://www.seakfair.org. The early entry fee […]
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Byer scores 87 of 100 in board’s evaluation
The Haines Borough school board recently gave superintendent Michael Byer near-perfect marks on managing school facilities and budget, but lower grades in communication and involving the community in district decisions. Byer received 87 of a possible 100 points in a scored evaluation completed June 29. Individual scores in five categories included 93 percent for leadership; 93 percent for […]
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Residents fuel real estate rebound Agents: After big chill, confidence, interest returning
Interest by residents and Alaskans is helping prop up a housing market that saw a steep drop in home sales last year, Haines real estate agents said in recent interviews. Real estate broker Jim Studley said in an April 29 letter to the Haines Borough that the local housing market dropped as much as 50 percent in […]
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Borough lands get 3,000-acre addition
The Haines Borough has gained more than 3,000 acres in a land grant from the state. Signed into law in late June by Gov. Sean Parnell, the bill grants 3,167 acres to the borough. “It’s wonderful news. This is something that has been in the works for many years,” said borough manager Mark Earnest. Earnest said work […]
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Drunken driving, fights punctuate dual holidays
Calls about a street fight on Main Street and a felony assault at a motel twice brought out the entire Haines Borough police force during the holiday weekend. Chief Gary Lowe said a dispute between people who’d been drinking at a bar spilled out onto Main Street at about 10 p.m. Saturday, where a Canadian and a local man […]
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Harbor expansion north may wait More improvements to existing basin eyed as option
Haines Borough harbor committee members say they aren’t abandoning the dream of expanding north of the latitude of Main Street. But they may be willing to defer that dream in exchange for major improvements to the existing basin. They could include a doubling of existing moorage and addition of a drive-down work float. Last week, PND […]
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Motorized bikes raise concerns
Haines Borough police will enforce traffic violations by motorized bicycles, chief Gary Lowe told the assembly June 22. The issue was raised by assemblyman Norm Smith, who voiced safety concerns about bicycles traveling up to 45 mph. “I saw one guy going up the hill at the Fort. I knew he wasn’t pedaling and he was going way over […]