Harbor committee violates Open Meetings Act, borough says A renovated Lutak Dock could serve as an export facility for minerals from the Yukon Territory, Yukon industry representatives told the Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee at a March 24 meeting. Yukon mining companies are looking for an alternative to the Skagway ore terminal, which will be decommissioned in […]

Community Waste Solutions (CWS) will offer a drive-through garbage drop-off at the landfill starting on April 1. The service will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Garbage will need to be dropped off in prepaid biodegradable bags, which can be bought at the landfill or stores including Haines Home, Lutak Lumber, Olerud’s […]

The Port and Harbor Advisory Committee on March 24 unanimously recommended to the Haines Borough Assembly to allow limited commercial vessel storage in the Small Boat Harbor parking lot during the off-season. The proposal is to allow storage of 10 commercial fishing boats in the four-acre lot along the waterfront that was built in 2020 with state […]

The Haines Borough Assembly approved a smaller water and sewer rate increase than initially proposed at its Tuesday meeting, after borough finance director Jila Stuart suggested refinancing the sewer fund’s existing debt. The $1.7 million debt is being repaid over a 40-year period through 2033. The assembly voted to authorize a 5-year loan from the areawide general […]

The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to send the question of commercial events in Mud Bay back to the planning commission, which discussed the issue at its last meeting but didn’t take action. The commission had been tasked with considering definitions of “events venue” and “commercial enterprise” proposed earlier this month by the code review commission, in […]