April, 1971 The new Chilkat Valley Medical Center provides space for dentist Dr. James Nelson as well as examining rooms and x-ray room for Dr. Stanley Jones. The building was locally financed by its occupants and many Haines residents. About $4,700 was donated through individuals, memorial funds and clubs. Construction was directed by Wendell Terwilliger […]
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Assembly to restart manager search
The Haines Borough Assembly is starting over with the search for a new manager after Tennessee real estate investor George Zoukee turned down the job last week. Assembly members met April 2 to discuss next steps. The meeting began with clerk and interim manager Alekka Fullerton withdrawing from consideration. Fullerton was one of four finalists selected from […]
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Tour operators plan to welcome independent travelers
As hope for large cruise ship traffic dwindles, some tour operators are planning for a season based on independent travelers. Visits by small cruise ships may be decided later into the season. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sailing requirements, combined with 1800s maritime law and a Canadian port closure, make it likely that Haines […]
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Assembly approves beachfront land swap
The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved the exchange of roughly .3 acres of beachfront borough land near Front Street and Union Street for .3 acres of neighboring beachfront land owned by Highland Estates LLC. The swap consolidates industrial activity in the area and brings plans for a Canal Marine boat storage and maintenance facility one step […]
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Board asks borough for bare-bones museum funding
The Haines Sheldon Museum board of trustees is asking the Haines Borough Assembly to fund payroll for the coming fiscal year (FY22) at a level that maintains current pandemic staffing. Under the pared-down budget, the board will delay plans to pursue separation from the borough for another year. The museum has been operating with a skeleton crew […]
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Assembly to consider supporting improved Juneau access
The Haines Borough Assembly plans to take up a resolution in support of a ferry terminal at Cascade Point, 30 miles north of Juneau’s Auke Bay terminal, at its next regular meeting April 13. “As we’ve seen with our winter ferry service the last couple of years, there’s a lot of drawbacks to the current ferry system,” Mayor Douglas […]
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Displaced residents see drop in property values
Some Beach Road residents are requesting a moratorium on property taxes until utilities and road access have been restored to their neighborhood. On Dec. 2, a landslide on Mount Riley killed two residents, destroyed several houses, and left most homes on Beach Road Extension separated from town. The Haines Borough has kept a portion of the neighborhood […]
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Assembly offers manager job to Zoukee
The Haines Borough Assembly voted this week 5-1 to offer George Zoukee the borough manager job. Zoukee and interim manager and borough clerk Alekka Fullerton were finalists for the job. A third candidate dropped out of the running this week. Mayor Douglas Olerud said the assembly offered Zoukee the position Tuesday and contract discussions began Wednesday. Zoukee spent […]
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Assembly rescinds quarantine recommendation resolution
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously rescinded the borough’s resolution that encourages incoming travelers to quarantine for 14 days or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of arriving in town. The action came after a discussion at the ad hoc CARES Committee meeting where assembly member Paul Rogers said he was concerned that […]
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Library plans to reopen Fridays, evenings
The Haines Borough Public Library is planning to reopen Fridays and evenings, provided it can bring on the necessary staff and volunteers. COVID-19 and budget cuts caused the library to scale back hours in 2020. The library closed on Fridays beginning mid-July after the Haines Borough Assembly cut $42,000 from the facility’s roughly $450,000 budget to help offset reductions […]