Three candidates have filed to run for Mayor of the Haines Borough as of Wednesday morning. John Brower and Stephanie Scott will challenge incumbent Mayor Jan Hill in October’s election. The candidate filing period opened July 11 and runs through Friday, July 29. Borough clerk Julie Cozzi said she has certified all three mayoral candidates. “They will be on the ballot, unless they withdraw […]
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Rec center could make October ballot
A vote to measure demand for a community recreation center could join a potentially crowded ballot in October, but a decision on the future of the building targeted to house the facility might not wait that long. Steve Vick of the Haines Borough Assembly requested for a community center feasibility study to be a discussion item at the […]
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Mayor wants youth voice on rec committee
Mayor Jan Hill has designated one seat on the Haines Borough’s revived, seven-member Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee to be filled by a representative between the ages of 16 and 21. “I’d like to just encourage some youth involvement in this as one of the user groups that we would be accommodating,” Hill said at the July […]
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Old mining drill to get spit and polish
The Haines Borough Assembly at its July 12 meeting approved a resolution to pay Dave Pahl of the Haines Hammer Museum $18,800 to restore the Keystone Driller that for years sat at Lookout Point as a tourist attraction. Pahl said this week he is still negotiating the contract with the borough, but hopes to begin work on […]
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Is proposed ballot language too taxing for voters? Assembly considers wording for tour tax public vote
Shall a proposed Haines Borough ordinance that “eliminates the designation of one percent of borough-wide sales tax proceeds for use in tourism development and promotion of economic development from Section 3.80.220(A) of the Haines Borough Code become law effective July 1, 2012?” Members of the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday said they want some of the above words changed to help […]
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Hey bear, take a hike; Police encourage nuisance bruin to ‘find greener pastures elsewhere’
Several calls to the Haines Borough Police Department in the past week have reported a bear that police chief Gary Lowe said is following a similar pattern to a bear shot last October near the Haines School. The bear from July 6-10 was seen on Deishu Drive and FAA Road, and near Haines Real Estate, the Haines Senior Village, […]
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Lemcke steps in as interim public facilities director
Brian Lemcke, the Haines Borough’s new interim director of public facilities, said his first few days on the job have shown “there’s actually a lot going on in this little town.” “I’ve been looking at everything from changing door locks to making sure fire hydrants are hooked up right,” said Lemcke, a former city councilor […]
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Local citizens group files applications for recall
By Margaret Friedenauer and Krista Kielsmeier A local citizens group on Friday filed applications for recall of Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman, Steve Vick and Joanne Waterman. The Haines Recall Committee officially filed the paperwork with the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the borough to initiate the recall effort. Resident Jim Shook is named as chairman. Assembly members Jerry Lapp and […]
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Hartman only applicant for rec board; borough still seeking applications
Applications for the Haines Borough’s revived, seven-member Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee are still being accepted, after only one resident applied by an initial June 21 deadline. Dr. Marnie Hartman, a physical therapist who has led the nonprofit Well and Fit Community Council’s efforts to promote a Haines recreation center, was the lone applicant as […]
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Library looks for more stable funding
The Haines Borough Public Library will continue to shift from grant-funded staff positions in fiscal year 2012, when the salary for youth services coordinator Holly Davis will be paid entirely by the borough. The Haines Borough Assembly adopted the budget June 14, to go into effect Friday. The budget includes $344,822 for the library, up from borough manager Mark […]