The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to meet as a committee 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Nov. 3) in the assembly chambers. Terms for newly elected Mayor Stephanie Scott and assembly members Debra Schnabel, Norm Smith and incumbent Jerry Lapp started this week. The public notice for the meeting says the assembly will discuss assembly procedures, committee and liaison assignments, and “standards of practice used to […]
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Assembly pencils in $30K for wrecks
The Haines Borough Assembly would spend up to $30,000 to remove and dispose of junk on a Small Tracts Road property under a “last resort” plan introduced Tuesday. It was unclear this week how or if the borough would recoup removal costs from landowner Lucy Harrell. “If the borough is in the position where we have to […]
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Kensington gets housing OK; On-site dorms expected to help local miners
The Kensington gold mine has been approved to offer permanent, on-site housing, a move long supported by the Haines Borough Assembly to make the mine more accessible for Haines workers. “It’s really important for our neighboring communities,” said Jan Trigg, manager of community relations and governmental affairs for Coeur Alaska, which operates the mine about 40 miles […]
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Alcohol Task Force seeking funding support
The Haines Alcohol Task Force is sending letters of support to help fund the group’s efforts. The Haines Sportsman’s Association donated $500 to the cause unsolicited this week. Police chief Gary Lowe said letters listed the names of about 25 task force members and were sent to organizations such as the Chilkat Indian Village, Chilkoot Indian Association, Haines […]
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Morphet right about assembly seats
Hear, hear to Tom Morphet’s commentary to do away with designated seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. I don’t mean to bad-mouth democracy/majority rule/competition, I just want to voice my strong agreement with any kind of behavior that supports consensual style decision-making. Additionally, in the spirit of great minds think alike, and though I offered this […]
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School demolition next week; More voices join effort to save old school, gym
Some residents mounted a last-ditch effort to save the elementary school and gym this month, but demolition appears on track to start next week. “I’m pushing for an eleventh-hour stay of execution because I detest waste and what I see as a lack of imagination and foresight,” said Larry Larson, who works as an architectural […]
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Teens urged to attend alcohol meeting
Inviting all teens: The next meeting of the Haines Alcohol Task Force will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. We would like to invite all interested teens and young adults to attend this meeting. We want to hear your thoughts on the issues surrounding underage drinking in Haines, and we would like to hear your proposed […]
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Borough may reboot website
The Haines Borough is accepting proposals for website redesign and development through Friday, Nov. 4. “We want something that’s fast and modern-looking, clean, and easy for the public, staff and elected officials to use,” said borough clerk Julie Cozzi. “We’re hoping that people will present ideas.” She said the request is due to increased staff time spent […]
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Filming resumes
Broadcast of Haines Borough Assembly meetings on local cable TV station Channel 14 resumed this week. Videographer Bill Kurz had stopped filming the meetings after a dispute with Mayor Jan Hill. Hill lost her seat to challenger Stephanie Scott this week in a final count of outstanding ballots. “The meetings will be video-recorded for the foreseeable future. That’s the game plan,” […]
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Jones would expand hunting at golf course
A man cited last month with discharging a firearm in the townsite has requested that big-game hunting be allowed on his golf course property. “It is not rare to hear rifle fire west of the golf course but within the no fire zone by other people, presumably sighting rifles or other weapons,” Stan Jones wrote […]