10 years ago Water, sewer rate increases looming An ordinance increasing water and sewer rates 5 percent annually for the next three years is set for adoption at Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting. If passed, the combined water/sewer rate for unmetered residential customers would increase from $78.40 today to $91.20 in July 2018. Manager David […]
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This Week in History: Property rights, a tax exemption, and a local moose hunt
10 years ago The Haines Borough Assembly decided a Beach Road man can keep the personal shooting range he’s maintained at his residence for 28 years. The assembly voted unanimously to reverse manager David Sosa’s order for Gary Keller to stop using his backyard shooting range. Though discharging firearms is prohibited in the townsite, Keller […]
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This Week in History: Save the trees, maybe it’s the plankton, and a missed deadline
10 years ago 09/04/2014 Board rejects digital meeting packet The Haines Borough school board on Tuesday almost voted to do away with printed meeting packets, before getting hung up on the question of providing computers to board members. Board members instead voiced support for posting meeting packet information and agendas on the district’s website. Tuesday’s […]
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‘They did this at their own risk’ Borough officials say Lutak Dock contractor spent $10M on steel without approval
The contractor tasked with rebuilding Lutak Dock spent nearly $10 million on steel without authorization from the federal government. Haines Borough officials say they didn’t authorize the purchase either. But, documents shared with CVN raise questions about what borough officials knew and when. They include a Nov. 17 email from Turnagain informing the borough that it had spent millions […]
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Pressure builds around Lutak Dock rebuild discussions
Pressure is building on the Haines Borough Assembly to look into a $20 million project to rebuild Lutak Dock as a cargo facility for the borough after dozens of residents wrote into the assembly to request the project be slowed down or put on hold. The project has divided the community for months, with opponents saying the borough doesn’t […]
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Duly Noted
Genny and Harry Rietze, with baby Hugh, were among the crowd of thousands who lined the streets in downtown Whitehorse to greet Prince William and Kate Middleton last Tuesday. Also there from Haines were Laura and Manuel Rogers with their children. The Duke and Duchess’ day in Whitehorse included a trip to the MacBride Museum for a First Nations language lesson, where […]
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Duly Noted
Mike Case, a former Haines Borough Assembly member and Mayor, has moved with dog Fox to the Palmer Pioneer Home. Case said that although it is quite a change from his Haines life, he appreciates the outstanding staff. “I miss my friends,” he said. “I listen to KHNS every morning to keep track of what’s going on.” Friends can send mail […]
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Duly Noted
Orson Michael Carter was born on Oct. 6 to parents Mike and Lori Carter. Orson weighed 8 pounds and 6.5 ounces and was 21 inches long. He joins big sister Jemma, 3, Maizie, 2, and grandma Joyce Webster who is staying with the family through October. “Thank you to everyone who has already helped us so much since we’ve gotten home,” Carter said. Skweit […]
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Duly Noted
Piper Grall reached out to Melissa Ganey and encouraged a collaboration with artist Cara Murray to turn her painting ‘Haines Stay Strong’ into a fundraising opportunity for those impacted by the December storms and landslide. Cara is an artist who grew up in Haines and currently lives in Sitka with her husband, Rob Murray, and four children. Piper also grew up in […]
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Duly Noted
Credit Blake Ward with finding Asher Jimenez’s lost mountain bike. Blake was throwing a Frisbee with his girlfriend on the lot in front of the Presbyterian Church. An errant throw sent him into a brushy ditch there where he found the bike, which appeared to have been stashed there, Blake said. He turned the bike in to the police […]