The Haines Borough Assembly gave borough manager Annette Kreitzer “above average” marks in an evaluation nine months into her job. The evaluation leaves the assembly poised to extend Kreitzer’s contract through September 2024. Assembly member Caitie Kirby said at a Tuesday personnel committee meeting she has seen “steady, gradual improvement” in Kreitzer’s job performance since her three-month […]

Haines will join a group effort to explore the possibility of a maritime “green corridor” – a very early-stage emissions-reducing project – connecting Alaska, British Columbia and Washington state. The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously at its July 12 meeting to sign the “first mover commitment,” in which it agreed to work with other partners to “define […]

A new collective bargaining agreement between the borough and its workers’ union hiked wages, increasing borough spending by up to $1.1 million over the next three years. The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday unanimously voted to adopt the collective bargaining agreement between the borough and Public Employees Local 71. The union ratified the contract at its own […]

An idea to build a bike path along Lutak Road will advance to the Haines Borough Assembly after the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board unanimously backed the suggestion last week. “There are a lot of users on that road, and I would like us to begin the discussion of how we can ask the state to widen (the road), put […]

The Haines Borough Assembly at its June 28 meeting unanimously voted to extend eligibility for community-purpose property tax exemptions to organizations classified as 501(c)4s in addition to those incorporated as 501(c)3s. Both 501(c)3s and 501(c)4s are nonprofits, but while 501(c)3s are called “charitable” organizations – and donations to them are tax deductible – 501(c)4s are called “social […]

The Haines Borough Assembly soon will review a four-year-old moratorium on new commercial tour permits in the Chilkoot corridor, a short and narrow section of the Chilkoot River that’s popular for bear-viewing and fishing but infamous for overcrowding. The borough’s Tourism Advisory Board recommended lifting the ban with a 5-2 vote on June 30. Several board members […]

A number of Haines Borough roads damaged by severe flooding and landslides in December 2020 have yet to be repaired. But major fixes are slated to begin this summer, with more on the horizon for next year, borough public facilities director Ed Coffland said. Projects to resurface and improve drainage on Young Road, Porcupine Trail Road and […]

he Haines Borough Assembly dissolved the Solid Waste Working Group at its meeting on June 28, saying the group had achieved its goals. “We don’t want to overburden volunteers who serve on (borough) committees,” borough manager Annete Kreitzer wrote to the CVN. She said that it’s better to shut the groups down “if there’s not a current […]

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state budget Tuesday, vetoing statewide school maintenance funds that would have paid to renovate the Haines School’s outdated locker rooms. The governor vetoed about $400 million in state spending in the budget, which takes effect Friday. He did not veto $3.2 million in funding for the Lutak Dock rebuild or about $2 […]