The Haines Borough Assembly is taking steps to hire longtime lobbyist Ted Popely to represent the community’s interests in Juneau for somewhere in the $40,000-to-$90,000 range. At a meeting Tuesday night, the assembly’s Government Affairs and Services (GAS) committee voted 2-1 to recommend the full assembly take action to secure Popely’s services. Members Cheryl Stickler and Gabe […]
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Cruise lines cling to hope for 2021 season
The Haines Borough Assembly has asked interim manager Alekka Fullerton to draft a resolution welcoming small cruise ships to the community in preparation for its next regular meeting on March 9. “It’s really important that we put out something official because we have been contacted by some of the ships saying they want to come, but I […]
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Mediation could cost $50,000 A $780,200 settlement offer from Pacific Pile & Marine was rejected by the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday. Instead the group voted to enter non-binding mediation. The company originally sought $1.1 million last summer in additional funds for increased labor time and wear on its equipment, claiming the ocean floor was harder than described […]
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Assembly tweaks bear attractants ordinance
The Haines Borough Assembly is refining an ordinance specifying what constitutes a bear attractant in preparation for the upcoming bear season. Discussion at a meeting Feb. 9 focused on when a townsite property owner should be required to secure fruit trees with an electric fence. “If somebody has an orchard that consists of a significant number of […]
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Duly Noted
Julie Rae and Jan McPhetres recently returned from a challenging tour of the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. Rae and McPhetres completed eight day hikes in the Alps, which Rae said were filled with blue skies, warm temperatures, wildflowers and the sound of cow bells. They also went to Zurich, where they took part in The Street Parade, the […]
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Assembly approves ATV access for Beach Road neighborhood
Displaced Beach Road residents will be allowed ATV access to homes until further notice after the Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to support the measure at a meeting Tuesday night. “I know I originally said during (a Feb. 1 meeting with Beach Road residents) that I was going to press this. I started to back off and […]
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Grateful to those who helped
I am grateful the Haines Borough Assembly approved construction of temporary road access for Beach Road residents. I am grateful that Roger Schnabel had the equipment, knowledge and courage to construct the temporary road. He didn’t stop there. Roger maintained a presence throughout the week assisting residents as needed, including constructing at least two temporary driveways for […]
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Beach Road residents ask for road access, power and ability to move home
At a townhall meeting Monday, Beach Road residents asked that the Haines Borough Assembly continue working to improve access to the neighborhood, which was cut off from the rest of town by a landslide on Dec. 2, although opinions differed when it came to what improved access should look like. On Jan. 22, the assembly approved construction […]
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Assembly Briefs
Mosquito Lake Community Center agreement extended through end of June The Haines Borough Assembly extended the borough’s current memorandum of understanding with Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center for another six months, through the end of the current fiscal year. In 2014, the Mosquito Lake School closed due to falling enrollment. In 2016, the borough […]
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Assembly approves dumpster loan, advances bear-attractant code revisions
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $16,000 loan to Community Waste Solutions (CWS) for 10 additional bear-proof dumpsters as a first step in addressing the community’s bear problem. At the same meeting, the assembly also introduced an ordinance that would require residents to secure garbage in a certified, bear-proof container, an enclosed structure or […]