The Alaska Marine Lines (AML) freight ramp is back in operation after being temporarily out of commission last Thursday. “We mobilized our barge up there to address the situation and fix it. We were successful in righting it, and obviously the barge came in Monday and delivered groceries and we didn’t have a problem,” Alaska […]
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Tlingit Park pavilion construction begins
Construction of the new, longhouse-inspired Tlingit Park pavilion began June 19. Design and construction of the project, which comes to roughly $300,000, is funded by a U.S. National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. “We’re fifty percent excavated and will begin pouring concrete next week,” Chilkat Custom Construction owner Carlos Jimenez said in […]
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HEDC receives $190,000 tourism promotion grant
The Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) recently secured $190,000 through the state’s $10 million COVID-Safe Travel Promotion and Marketing Grant Program. Grant funds must be used to publicize the resumption of tourism activities and pandemic mitigation measures. Award amounts, announced on June 1, range from $31,000 for Discovery Kodiak to $2 million for the Alaska […]
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Primary residence yurt ban forwarded to assembly
Ending use of yurts as permanent residences in the townsite is once again a topic of discussion at the Haines Borough. At a June 10 meeting, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended the assembly consider an ordinance classifying yurts, along with RVs and wall tents, as “temporary use dwellings,” limiting habitation of these structures to 18 months. […]
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Planning commission approves Halsingland solar project
Solar power is coming to Hotel Halsingland. On June 10, the Haines Borough Planning Commission approved installation of solar panels on a portion of roof facing away from the Fort Seward fairgrounds. Although solar panels have no permitting requirements in borough code, the proposal put forward by Halsingland owner Jeff Butcher required Planning Commission review because of […]
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AP&T begins prep work for restoring Beach Road power
As a next step toward power restoration on Beach Road, the Haines Borough has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for excavation down to the old road surface. AP&T will host a meeting with neighborhood residents on June 10 to begin planning the project. Houses at the end of Beach Road have been without road access and […]
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Assembly finalizes amended budget with additional funding
Last minute amendments to the Haines Borough’s $13 million operating and capital budget for next fiscal year (FY22) included funding for the Haines Avalanche Center and Becky’s Place, a fish net recycling program, and a 25% increase in police department overtime and standby hours. The amended budget passed unanimously on Tuesday. Police budget increases had […]
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Borough reposts manager job
The Haines Borough manager job has been reposted. Haines has been without a permanent manager for more than a year. The borough assembly’s first choice for the job, George Zoukee, rejected the position in March. Zoukee was living in Tennessee and told the CVN that he turned down the position because of unanticipated moving expenses. Zoukee was […]
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Borough resumes hazardous waste disposal program
The Haines Borough’s free hazardous waste disposal program will take place after a year-long hiatus. Collection dates are July 24 and 25. On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly authorized an estimated $37,000 to pay environmental consulting firm Cox Environmental Services to run the program that in past years collected and shipped out materials including paint, fertilizer and […]
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Bob Lowden, a mechanic who operated a garage in Haines for more than 20 years, died Monday at a hospice facility in Wasilla. He was 64 and had cancer. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the CVN. Local photographer John Hagen is one of four recipients of this year’s Connie Boochever Fellowship, which recognizes […]