The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance on Tuesday that would remove the cap on heliski operators in the borough for only one year. The ordinance also would require the borough manager to allocate skier days earlier in the year; it would mandate that operators pay the $5-per-skier-day fee before the season, instead of after, as current code allows; […]
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Shop Local program to return in November
The byHaines Shop Local and Save program, a voucher incentive geared to increase spending at local businesses, will return for its second year on Nov. 1. Organized by the Haines Chamber of Commerce, Haines Economic Development Corporation and Haines Borough, the program will distribute CARES Act funding to eligible residents in the form of vouchers for […]
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Mud Bay residents submit petition to assembly to ban commercial events
Mud Bay residents submitted a petition to the Haines Borough Assembly requesting a code change to prohibit commercial events in the Mud Bay Rural Residential Zone (MBRRZ), which encompasses much of the Chilkat Peninsula south of Carr’s Cove. Signed by more than 100 residents, the petition asks that commercial event venues join heliports and resource extraction on […]
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New assembly members sworn in
Assembly ups spending with excess tax revenue The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to amend the fiscal year 2022 budget by $433,000, allocating funds from excess tax revenue. The borough generated $1.2 million, or 61%, more in sales tax than it had budgeted for the 2021 fiscal year. With the budget amendment passed Tuesday, the […]
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Junk cars pile up as borough seeks disposal site
Haines Borough code prohibits residents from keeping more than two unregistered vehicles on their property, yet hundreds of unusable, discarded cars are lying around Haines. There is little enforcement in part, borough staff say, because there is no place in Haines to dispose of vehicles. “It’s really difficult to find a barge even to take […]
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Haines officials to tackle housing issues
How will different needs be prioritized? Haines resident James Casper Donaldson, 66, has been living outside for more than two months. Even though he receives monthly payments as a senior citizen and disabled U.S. Army veteran, he can’t afford rent in Haines. “What I was looking for is a place to stay a month at […]
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Commerce committee considers break from grocery sales tax
The Haines Borough Commerce Committee is considering a temporary tax exemption on groceries in Haines. While the committee still needs to iron out details and hasn’t made any recommendations, a Tuesday discussion centered on a suggestion to eliminate sales tax on groceries, or provide tax rebates, for three months in the winter. Committee member Carol Tuynman proposed […]
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Final vote tally extends lead for Huling, Schnabel
The Haines Borough Assembly tallied the last votes—from mailed and emailed ballots—for borough assembly and school board on Tuesday. The final results show that Tyler Huling won the election with 605 votes, and Debra Schnabel placed second with 594. Brenda Josephson and Richard Clement ended up with 426 and 362 votes, respectively. Seventy-two ballots were counted on Tuesday. From those, Schnabel […]
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Assembly creates commercial fisheries advisory board
The Haines Borough Assembly created an advisory board to guide the borough’s response to state and federal regulations that affect Haines’ commercial fisheries. The board will comprise seven members: four permit holders, a seafood processor and two community at-large seats. Each permit holder will represent a different sector of Haines’ commercial fisheries. Seats are reserved for a […]
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Huling, Schnabel elected to assembly
Clay, Wald, Shove, Dryden seated on school board Tyler Huling and Debra Schnabel won the election for Haines Borough Assembly, according to unofficial results released Tuesday evening. Huling, who turns 30 next week, led the four assembly candidates with 552 votes. Schnabel, 69, came in second with 535 votes. Brenda Josephson and Richard Clement placed in third and […]