Three months after the Chilkoot River corridor improvement project finished, some Haines residents are questioning whether the new road and bear-viewing platforms are an improvement. More than a decade in the works, the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation project had several aims, according to project supervisors: repair Chilkoot Lake Road’s many potholes, improve drainage, upgrade […]
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Vote Josephson for important issues
After I was elected to the Haines Borough Assembly, the Mayor of Bethel, Alaska, told me, “When you run for office, you have all kinds of plans to get things done. Then you spend most of your time in office just making sure worse things don’t happen.” His words proved true. Two proposals particularly – greatly expanding municipal […]
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Assembly approves shop local effort, public participation program
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a new Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that aims to increase public involvement in infrastructure projects. Based on a model recently established by the Fairbanks-North Star Borough, residents will be able to submit their own proposals for local infrastructure projects during a “nominations” phase, followed by evaluation by […]
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Alaska’s redistricting board visits Haines, seeks public input
Three of the five members of Alaska’s redistricting board visited Haines on Tuesday to solicit public input as they piece together a new state legislative map. Board members presented six maps—two devised by them, and four submitted by third parties—at an open-house meeting. The maps show three main options for pairing the Haines Borough with other population […]
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Chief of Police should comply with state law
Alaska Administrative Code 5AAC 92.410 and 92.420 permits the taking of wildlife in defense of life or property. In Haines we have Chief Scott, Chief of the Haines Police Department, who has twice shot and wounded bears. Once in defense of his garbage and again now in defense of an apple tree. His failure to deal with bears properly […]
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Candidates diverge on local economy, role of government at debate
The four Haines Borough Assembly candidates agreed on several broad points at a Sept. 16 debate: Haines needs a more diverse year-round economy; Haines needs infrastructure improvements; Haines needs federal funds. But the candidates—Richard Clement, Tyler Huling, Brenda Josephson and Debra Schnabel—differed on key issues including taxes, the borough’s role in solid waste management and whether Haines […]
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Museum takes over staff from borough
All four Haines Sheldon Museum employees were laid off by the borough on Wednesday to be rehired Thursday by the museum, a non-profit. The transition was the result of an ordinance adopted by the Haines Borough Assembly on Aug. 24 that effectively ended the museum’s quasi-governmental status. The museum’s employees, all part-time, had the option to leave […]
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Does Josephson really support agriculture?
Brenda Josephson is running for Haines Borough Assembly. This time she’s promoting local agriculture. As a previous Assembly-person, she had an opportunity to support local agriculture and food security. She did neither. In fact, she made the motion to reallocate the majority of the $100,000 CARES Act grant funds dedicated to food security, rather than discuss […]
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Schnabel will be good for town
I think a vote for Debra Schnabel for the Haines Borough Assembly will be good for our community because: She cares about Haines. She pays attention to everything that happens here. She doesn’t shrink under duress. She moves in many different political circles and receives input from all of them. She doesn’t hold grudges. Sharon Resnick
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Proud to vote for Huling
I have worked side-by-side with Tyler Huling and can say for certain that she is thorough, diligent, methodical, trustworthy, and energetic. These are great traits for anyone running for public office, and I fully support her in her bid for a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly. It is wonderful to see young people wanting to […]