I understand the need for cutbacks and I accept that our library should not physically expand in these dire economic times. But, I am completely opposed to library patrons being charged “user fees,” as one of our borough assembly members has recently recommended. For almost as long as America has been in existence, the idea […]
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Principal candidate list to be narrowed down later this week
Seven educators, including two locals, have submitted applications for the Haines School principal position. Interviews are this week with a short list expected by Friday. Haines Borough School District teacher Lily Boron and dean of students Kim Sundberg are among the applicants. Boron has taught in the school district for 21 years and is currently teaching […]
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Residents build case for community center
Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center board members are building a case for keeping the facility open for the coming fiscal year. At a meeting in February, Haines Borough Assembly members identified the Mosquito Lake Community Center as one of several facilities that could be offloaded in an effort to reduce the borough’s budget in […]
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Assembly: Put Ocean Rangers under DEC
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to send a letter to the Alaska Municipal League in support of a bill that would eliminate the state’s Ocean Ranger program and give the Department of Environmental Conservation the authority to set up a replacement oversight program through regulation. The bill would eliminate on-board marine engineers (called Ocean Rangers) who […]
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Haines Assembly misses Army Corps public comment deadline
The Haines Borough is asking the federal government to halt interim plans for in-place remediation for contaminated soil at 15 Mile on the Haines Highway. Last month, the Army Corps of Engineers detailed a proposal for cleaning up soil contaminated in 1968 by a 33,000-gallon fuel leak from the Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline. The proposal included plans to remove […]
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Heather Horton Swain and Caleb Roberts were married Sept. 29 at Lookout Park amid friends and family. Friend Don Braaten married the couple. Heather is the daughter of Janis and Shane Horton of Haines. Caleb is the son of Gale and Kathee Roberts, of Shoshone, Idaho. Heather’s children, Harley and Logan Swain, were in attendance. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at their home. Guests ate grilled […]
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Haines prepares for Coronavirus threat
As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases continues to climb, state and local government are working to increase preparation for when the disease inevitably reaches Alaska. In Haines, employees at the local Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) clinic conducted a drill with the borough’s emergency service providers last week to prepare for dealing with […]
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Aqueous storage draft ordinance recommended for official withdrawal
The Haines Borough Government Affairs and Services Committee recommended the assembly withdraw from consideration six pending ordinances introduced from 2015-2019. Among those recommended for withdrawal include a draft ordinance from 2019 which attempted to prohibit storage of liquid hazardous materials within one mile of “any surface body of water.” Alekka Fullerton, borough clerk, described it as a […]
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Charters highlight need to accommodate larger boats
Does it make sense to take action to allow larger vessels to tie up more easily in the Small Boat Harbor? Port and Harbor Advisory Committee (PHAC) members considered this question at a meeting last week. Since the Alaska Marine Highway System’s last mainliner broke down in late January, Haines has received multiple visits from […]
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Tourism code sunsets without new one in place
On Sunday, March 1, changes to Haines tourism code reached their sunset date without replacement provisions in place. Last year, the Haines Borough Assembly added the sunset provision at the end of the tourism code revision process with the intention of passing a new ordinance by the time the old code expired. However, this spring, the Tourism […]