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 By Kyle Clayton    News    March 16, 2023 

Planning commission to look at selling downtown lot

To allow opportunity for more public comment, the Haines Borough Planning Commission delayed a vote until April on classifying for sale the...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    March 16, 2023 

Effort to elect planning commission advances

Tom Morphet submitted an application for a ballot initiative petition this week that would require planning commissioners to be elected rather than...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    March 16, 2023 

Assembly approves $57K brush clearing project

The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to spend $57,000 to clear brush about town in an effort to reduce “bear hiding areas.” The project will...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    March 16, 2023 

Residents call for assembly to clarify events prohibition

Following a request for action from Mud Bay residents, the Haines Borough Assembly will wait for borough manager Annette Kreitzer to clarify a June le...

 
 By Tom Morphet    News    March 16, 2023 

Sawmill property auction postponed

A public foreclosure auction of 24 acres of former Chilkoot Lumber Company land adjacent to a 530-foot dock was postponed this week following a...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    March 9, 2023

Skagway assembly okays agreement to ship ore with Yukon

The Skagway Borough Assembly unanimously rejected two proposals from Harold Jahn’s Prosperity Investments Alaska to decommission the...

 

Former mayor, teacher dies at 75

Former mayor and teacher Stephanie Scott, 75, died peacefully from brain cancer Feb. 23 in Port...

 

Public service is a sacrifice

Serving as a Haines assembly member or other on boards is public service. It is a selfless act by citizens in a democracy to represent the voices of...

 
 By Max Graham    News    March 2, 2023

Ore dock developer eyes private property

A Canadian developer with a murky track record says he is eyeing Haines as the site of an ore terminal that would serve “several” Alaska and...

 

Assembly Briefs

The next phase of the Lutak Dock progressive design-build replacement project was approved unanimously by the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday....

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    March 2, 2023

Hylton hired as new Tourism Director

Former Haines resident Rebecca Hylton, 54, was hired as the borough's new Tourism Director, a...

 
 By Max Graham    News    February 23, 2023

Canadian ore dock developer eyes Haines

A Canadian developer with a murky track record says he is eyeing Haines as the site of an ore terminal that would serve “several” Alaska and...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    February 23, 2023

A brief guide to surviving Haines Borough politics

From the practical to the philosophical, current and former elected officials weighed in on how assembly members can survive and thrive in their...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    February 16, 2023

Why are so many assembly members resigning?

Last week Tyler Huling resigned from the Haines Borough Assembly. She’s the sixth assembly member in six years to do so. This week, the CVN spoke...

 
 By Max Graham    News    February 16, 2023

Lutak Dock design gets another go-ahead

The latest design for a renovated Lutak Dock got a thumbs up from the Haines Borough Planning Commission last week. The borough’s port and harbor...

 

Planning commission denies cease-and-desist appeal

An order from the borough manager to cease and desist heliport operations at Airkat Airpark was delivered to George and Lynnette Campbell last month....

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    February 16, 2023

Assembly Briefs

Jones to fill assembly vacancy The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously for Margaret Jones to serve on the assembly until the next election in...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    February 9, 2023

Huling resigns from assembly

Assembly member Tyler Huling resigned from her seat on Monday citing chronic stress and toxic public discourse as reasons for resigning. Huling,...

 

Middle school students to premiere Peratrovich play

Annie Boochever’s new play, “No Natives Allowed: Elizabeth Peratrovich Fights for Equality” will be debuted by Haines Borough middle schoolers...

 
 By Max Graham    News    February 9, 2023

Lutak residents: Add bike path, lower speed limit

As the state moves ahead with a proposal to make changes to Lutak Road, some neighbors are advocating for adding a bike path and lowering the speed...

 
 By Max Graham    News    February 2, 2023

Lawsuit threatens to close Southeast troll fishery

A federal judge proposed an order in December threatening to close Southeast Alaska’s troll fishery, a move that could spell financial trouble for...

 
 By Max Graham    News    February 2, 2023

Heliski season soon off to early start

Haines’ heliski season lifts off this weekend, featuring one operator’s earliest start in years and an expected return to stability for an...

 

Assembly reverses heliport decision

The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday night reversed the planning commission's decision to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Chilkat River...

 
 By Kyle Clayton    News    January 19, 2023

CIA buys Fort Seward Parade Grounds

The Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) purchased Fort Seward’s Parade Grounds from Alaska Indian Arts (AIA) on Dec. 20—ending more than a...

 

Assembly to reconsider 24-Mile heliport CUP

Following consideration of five appeals, the Haines Borough Assembly stepped back from a planning commission decision last week to authorize a new...

 

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