Chilkoot Indian Association tribal administrator Dave Berry said when the new Chilkoot Estates subdivision is within view, he’s surprised by how many people say, “Oh, that’s back here.” Henry Phillips, though, was well aware of CIA’s first housing project within a week of his return to Haines last month. Phillips, 54, is living with his […]
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Task force wants to connect with youths
The first meeting of an alcohol task force Wednesday focused on connecting with youths instead of “preaching” at them. Nine residents attended the meeting in the assembly chambers as a follow-up to an Aug. 31 town hall that addressed alcohol abuse and misuse in Haines. Police chief Gary Lowe again facilitated the meeting, along with officer Cassandra […]
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Police put down problem bear
A brown bear that pushed its way into sheds and a garage was “shot several times” and killed Saturday night near the Deishu Drive senior housing building, after three officers trailed the animal for more than two hours, said police chief Gary Lowe. “It’s sad that you have to do that, but this bear was […]
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Sheldon to replace ‘ugly’ carpet
According to Sheldon Museum director Jerrie Clarke, a $40,000 upgrade in the building will help guests “see the exhibits, not the carpet.” The Haines Borough Assembly on Aug. 23 approved $41,428 to replace carpet at the Sheldon Museum. “That carpet needs replacing,” said assemblyman Steve Vick. “Hopefully, it will be a different color, too.” Clarke said the museum […]
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Borough gets funds to buy Picture Point; Federal road agency gives $500K
The Haines Borough has been awarded $495,840 in federal money for the acquisition of Picture Point. The U.S. Department of Transportation listed about $7 million in grants for Alaska projects in a news release last week. Money for acquisition of what the agency described as the “world-famous Picture Point” will come from a National Scenic Byways Program […]
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Assembly sends recall effort to ballot
Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman on Tuesday joined in unanimous votes to put their own recall elections on the ballot for the October municipal election. Resolutions for each recall vote initially were included on the consent agenda for Tuesday’s assembly meeting, which would have given the go-ahead to the recall votes without involving a separate vote […]
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Recall petitions OK’d
Recall votes for Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman will be on the ballot for the October municipal election. Borough clerk Julie Cozzi on Tuesday certified the Hoffman and Waterman recall petitions as “sufficient,” after the Haines Recall Committee on Aug. 12 submitted each with more than the required 275 signatures. Cozzi said this week that seats of […]
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Assembly OKs SEABA permit
The Haines Borough Assembly on Aug. 9 unanimously renewed a commercial permit for Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA), but members said they want more information on how global positioning system data will be used to track helicopter skiing. Members discussed the permit at a meeting on July 26, but approval was delayed to hear recommendations from police […]
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Voters won’t get tourism tax issue; Rossman, Lapp, Waterman vote keeps question off October ballot
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday shot down a proposed ordinance to put the borough’s municipal sales tax designated for tourism promotion and economic development on the October ballot, surprising residents who put a citizens’ ballot initiative on hold this spring and were absent from the meeting. The ordinance failed to advance to a second public hearing, […]
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Recall petitions expected Friday; Organizers say they’ll have enough signatures for vote
Jim Shook, chairman of the Haines Recall Committee, said petitions for the potential recall of Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman will be turned in by Friday, Aug. 12, the deadline to be on the ballot for the October municipal election. Each petition needs at least 275 certified signatures. “We want to get as many as possible, because […]