The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved an ordinance for spot checks of global positioning system data to monitor compliance with helicopter skiing regulations. Assemblymen Daymond Hoffman and Norm Smith were opposed in the 4-2 vote. As introduced in January, the ordinance would have required regular reporting of GPS data, but kept it confidential unless required in an investigation or court […]
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Boat owners off the hook for shoveling ‘fingers’
The harbormaster’s office will be responsible for clearing snow off “finger” floats at the small boat harbor as the result of action last week by the Haines Borough Assembly. The change came in the form of an amendment by assemblyman Jerry Lapp to harbor code revisions the assembly was considering before passage at the Feb. 29 assembly meeting. […]
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SEABA’s heliport permit appeal nixed
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 5-1 on Tuesday to uphold a planning commission decision denying Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures a permit to use its 26 Mile property as a heliport. In a split 3-3 vote in January, the borough planning commission rejected a conditional use permit for a heliport at .6 Mile Chilkat Lake Road. SEABA appealed the decision to the assembly […]
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Hall challenges change in garbage contracting
An attorney for Community Waste Solutions this week said that state law doesn’t allow the Haines Borough to offer an exclusive contract for trash collection in the townsite to any other company. Because the local garbage company is the only state-certified provider for the townsite, it’s the only company that can have an exclusive arrangement, attorney Paul […]
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Harbor policing ordinance clarified The Haines Borough Assembly last week removed the words “peace officer” from an ordinance to clarify governance of port and harbor facilities. The ordinance had designated harbormaster Ed Barrett as a peace officer and facility security officer for all port and harbor facilities. Police chief Gary Lowe in a Jan. 6 memo cautioned borough manager Mark […]
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Funds set for center roof study
The Haines Borough Assembly has slated $50,000 for a Chilkat Center roof engineering study and $75,000 for a borough-wide facility master plan. The money is part of an ordinance with several fiscal year 2012 budget amendments, set for a third public hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 28. “These have come out of discussions of various committees, and there […]
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Winter games set for Saturday The Haines Winter “Olympics” is set for Saturday, although the weather will dictate if all the events take place as scheduled. A chili cook off will at least take place. Contestants can bring a pot of chili in a plug-in crock-pot for judging and to share with attendees. Toppings and […]
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Assembly agrees to hear SEABA permit appeal
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 28, will rehear a planning commission decision that denied a company’s request for a permit to use a 26 Mile heliport for commercial helicopter skiing. Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) is seeking a conditional use permit for a heliport at .6 Mile Chilkat Lake Road, across the steel bridge. “We’ve displayed clear intent for […]
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Scott appoints six to task force for community center design
Mayor Stephanie Scott last month appointed six residents to a task force that will examine responses to a “request for qualifications” for community center professional design services. Appointees include Dave Berry, Chilkoot Indian Association; Lenise Henderson Fontenot, Downtown Revitalization Committee; Daymond Hoffman and Steve Vick, Haines Borough Assembly; Rob Goldberg, Haines Borough Planning Commission; and Michael Byer, Haines Borough School District. One more seat […]
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Beginnings of park at Picture Point approved
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved an ordinance to establish a park at Picture Point. “This ordinance just pertains to the tidelands, at this time,” borough manager Mark Earnest said last month. “The idea would be, potentially, in the future to expand this.” The park would include about 0.65 acres “of tidelands and submerged lands located at Picture […]