The Haines Borough Assembly met in executive session Monday and authorized reimbursing Greg Goodman “up to $1,500 of legal fees incurred in connection with the administrative appeal” for a lawsuit filed in Superior Court against both the borough and Goodman. “Greg Goodman was not there, but that was not unexpected,” borough clerk Julie Cozzi said of the […]
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Permit sought Tuesday for 3rd heli-ski operation
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday is scheduled to consider an Alaska Mountain Guides application for a helicopter skiing permit, but a mayor-appointed work group has yet to make a recommendation on how permit approval would impact the boroughwide allocation of skier days. A public hearing will be held. “It seems premature,” said resident Rob Goldberg, one […]
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Assembly tightens standards for candidates’ residency
The Haines Borough Assembly has advanced to a third public hearing an ordinance to clarify borough election procedures and candidate residency requirements. The next public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 14. Borough clerk Julie Cozzi on Nov. 30 explained a few of the revisions for the ordinance’s second public hearing. Cozzi said Deborah Vogt, an attorney […]
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Chamber report: Town economy needs boost
Haines needs to attract more industry in the face of a decline in North Slope oil production and potential cuts to federal entitlement programs that could deliver a double blow to the local economy, according to the Haines Chamber of Commerce’s economic development committee. In a five-page October report to the Haines Borough Assembly on the group’s […]
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Assembly OKs raise to $125 per meeting; Mayor to get $1,250 monthly
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday adopted an ordinance that will increase pay for the assembly and Mayor. The change will cost the borough an estimated $11,172 annually. The assembly approved the ordinance by a 4-1 vote, with member Scott Rossman opposed and Greg Goodman absent. Assembly members have been paid $100 for assembly meetings, and Jan Hill, as Mayor, earned […]
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Hess court hearing slated for Dec. 15
The Haines Borough Assembly at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6, will have a second executive session on a lawsuit filed in Superior Court that challenges Greg Goodman’s eligibility to serve on the assembly. The assembly went into executive session Tuesday to discuss the challenge from write-in candidate Karen Hess, who alleges that Goodman does not meet […]
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Energy commission future in limbo; Scott resigns
Stephanie Scott has resigned as the Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC) coordinator, but she still shows strong support for its mission. “I’m stepping aside so that somebody else can kind of take the lead here,” Scott said. “I think that it’s time for the borough itself to take the lead in this effort, and I think they […]
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Helicopter-ski committee takes up map, GPS issues
Mayor Jan Hill appointed two members of the Haines Borough’s heli-skiing work group to a map subcommittee at a Nov. 23 meeting, after discussion had shifted to global positioning system technology for monitoring helicopter flight paths. Hill instructed Sean Brownell of Alaska Heliskiing and resident Rob Goldberg to “try to incorporate some of the suggested new areas […]
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New approach to local issues? Group seeks model outside of public meeting format
“Community Matters,” a grant-funded effort launched by the public library to strengthen the community, is looking for a new model for discussing and resolving community conflicts. Seventeen residents attended the effort’s third meeting, hosted by moderator Dan Henry and held Nov. 17 at the library. A common sentiment was that Haines Borough Assembly meetings don’t lend themselves […]
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Group: New roof for Chilkat Center urgent
Members of the Chilkat Center Advisory Board want the Haines Borough Assembly to commit to upgrades for the facility that was the focus of a 2008 study that said needed improvements would cost about $4 million. “The roof has been needing serious attention for a number of years as has been officially pointed out in prior board […]