The Haines Borough Assembly will likely make changes to the proposed seasonal sales tax ordinance that could go before voters this October, with most saying the current ballot question is too complicated. “I voted against this and the reason I did is because I could not understand it,” assembly member Jerry Lapp said at Tuesday’s finance committee meeting. “And […]
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Filing period for assembly, school board closes Aug. 20
As of Wednesday, no one had filed to run for Haines Borough Assembly, and current assembly member Carol Tuynman confirmed that she will not seek reelection. “It’s not that I haven’t liked it,” Tuynman said. “I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve enjoyed working with a group of people who want to get things done.” But after […]
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Debris processing to begin Aug. 20
Demo, transport costs born by residents, disaster funds Eligible residents who suffered property damage during the December storms can now dispose of their construction debris beginning Aug. 20, a cost that will be reimbursed by FEMA. Twenty seven applied for the program. A list of eligible residents will be finalized next week. Residents will be […]
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Assembly to tweak museum code
At the Haines Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday, the assembly made plans to rehash the proposed museum separation ordinance and introduce a slightly revised version at the next meeting. There was some disagreement among assembly members about how much of the relationship between the borough and the museum should be defined in borough code versus in a […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Don’t up the heliski permit cap
In 1999, Haines Borough voters approved a limited and managed heliski industry with one operator and 500 skier days. We now have three operators, two local and one out of state, and 2,600 skier days. Can the demand for Haines heliskiing under the current regulations and business configuration be met? The answer is yes, but the current assembly is […]
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Power restored but Beach Road remains closed to public
Last week electricity was restored to the last of the Beach Road houses that had been cut off from power since the December landslide that killed two people and destroyed homes. For eight months, Art and Dawn Woodard have been living at the Covenant Life Center, unable to return to their house near the Battery […]
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Museum ordinance to go to public hearing
A proposed ordinance that would eliminate Haines Borough oversight over the Sheldon Museum’s board and staff, but maintain borough ownership of the museum building, will go to public hearing next week. Under the proposed ordinance, the borough would cede control of museum staff, who are currently borough employees with union benefits. The ordinance would mandate only that […]
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School board to decide on updated mitigation protocols
The Haines Borough School District Board will vote on updated school mitigation protocols at a special meeting next week after hearing recommendations from superintendent Roy Getchell Tuesday. As COVID-19 delta variant cases continue to rise in Alaska, Getchell proposed beginning the year with more conservative mitigation measures including universal masking, but reassessing as more information becomes available. […]
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Assembly briefs
Assembly approves disaster debris processing funds The Haines Borough Assembly approved unanimously at its Tuesday meeting up to $110,000 for residents who need to dispose of construction debris caused by the December storms. The funding will be reimbursed by FEMA. The Haines Long Term Recovery Group has estimated costs of upwards of $1 million. The borough will […]
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Attractants, garbage continue to draw bears
Fish and Game meets with borough leaders Bear attractants remain an issue in Haines, according to a CVN review of more than 140 police reports, and are associated with property damage that’s continuing at nearly the same rate as last summer. Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists came to town this week in response […]