The Haines School music department wants to make you a pizza for Super Bowl Sunday. School music director Kristy Totten said they are prepared to make as many as 200 pizzas by Jan. 31. Prices for 14-inch pies include cheese for $13, Hawaiian for $16 and $18 for “meat lovers.” Pizzas will be delivered in town between […]
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PlanCo decision to rehear CUP is needed
On Tuesday night, the Borough Assembly voted to rehear the former Planning Commission’s decision to issue a Conditional Use Permit to Southeast Road Builders for resource extraction at their site near the ferry terminal and for many good reasons. The implications of this CUP are broad. This CUP paves the way for a major resource […]
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Assembly OKs 2-month tax deadline delay
Those in Haines still owing property taxes that were due Nov. 1 now have two more months to make their payments. The retroactive extension was granted by the Haines Borough Assembly in a unanimous decision during a meeting Tuesday night. The new official due date is Dec. 31. The assembly’s action followed residents’ requests for the borough […]
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Jenae’s playground gets a boost from Rasmuson fund
The Rasmuson Foundation has awarded the Haines Borough a $25,000 grant to help with the construction of Jenae’s Playground. Jenae Larson grew up in Haines and was working as a kindergarten teacher when she died in a landslide on Beach Road in 2020. The Haines school board president told other members about the grant award during their latest meeting […]
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Planning commission briefs
The Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended the assembly approve employee housing as a conditional use in industrial and commercial zones. The commission first considered employee housing in June after hearing a petition to rezone the Jones Point area from heavy industrial to rural mixed use. One of the reasons the petitioners, Takshanuk Watershed Council and Sean Gaffney […]
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Duly Noted
Trevor and Larissa Barrett and their son Samuel, along with Trevor’s bladesmithing business, “Barrett Knives,” were recently featured in a CNBC series entitled “Millenial Money.” CNBC initially found Trevor Barrett on social media before reaching out to the couple, inviting them to share details of their business and finances in an interview and eventual video production. The interviews were conducted […]
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Ad hoc committee to look into property tax assessment changes following uproar
The Haines Borough Assembly is seeking five community members to join a new ad hoc committee to look at changes to the borough’s property tax assessment process. The new committee comes after a summer of some intense public criticism following a dramatic rise in some property assessments and resulting tax bills. Assembly members in favor of the […]
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Cancel tax assessor’s contract
Please take the time to sign the petition to the Haines Borough Assembly to cancel assessor Michael Dahle’s contract, which is up for renewal December 31, 2023. Significant changes were implemented to Haines assessments for 2023. Dahle has implemented the first phase of a new mass appraisal methodology that combines insurance-based replacement cost with some market comparison […]
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School board gets 3 new members
The Haines Borough School District Board of Education swore in two new members and one returning member last week following the recent municipal election in early October. Incumbent school board member Kevin Shove and new members Mark Jamison and Kari Johnson joined the board at a special meeting on Thursday, Oct. 26. In an interview Tuesday, superintendent Roy Getchell […]
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Borough seeks residents to join ad hoc property tax assessment committee
The Haines Borough Assembly is seeking five community members to join a new ad hoc committee to look at changes to the borough’s property tax assessment process. The new committee comes after a summer of some intense public criticism this year following a dramatic rise in some property assessments and resulting tax bills. Assembly members in favor […]