The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a resolution on Sept. 22 supporting Haines Huts’ application for the state’s Recreational Trails Program matching grant to purchase an easement for the Ripinsky trail near 7 mile. The Ripinsky trail crosses lands owned by a mix of public and private entities including the Bureau of Land Management, State of Alaska, Haines Borough, University of Alaska […]
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Borough opts to develop Mt. Riley Land
The Haines Borough took the first step in a project that will likely span the next decade—the development and sale of roughly 450 acres on the northeast side of Mount Riley. At a Sept. 23 meeting, Haines Borough Assembly and planning commission members authorized staff to solicit bids for a conceptual design of the Mount Riley land, which members […]
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Ore terminals have risks
At the Sept. 22 Haines Borough Assembly meeting, Lynn Canal Conservation was accused of using ‘scare tactics’ in our Sept. 14 member alert. Risks of an ore terminal in Haines should not be minimized or ignored. Fugitive dust along the haul road is just one of the risks posed by an ore terminal. The dangers of fugitive dust, spills, […]
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Assembly restarts manager hiring process
After four months of inactivity, the Haines Borough Assembly took a step toward hiring a new, permanent manager, setting meeting dates for the Personnel Committee to review the job description and for a town hall to gather public input about the manager’s role. Haines has been without a permanent manager since Debra Schnabel was fired by the assembly in […]
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Candidates talk mining during final forum
The Haines chapter of the Alaska Miners Association hosted the final forum of the election season this week where candidates answered questions related to the future of mining in the Chilkat Valley and Constantine Metal Resources exploration at the Palmer Project. Liz Cornejo, former vice-president of community affairs of Constantine, hosted the forum via Zoom. […]
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Facebook feeds are revealing
Had I not read her Facebook page, I would have voted for Cheryl Stickler for the Haines Borough Assembly because she is an advocate for children. However, I cannot vote for someone who posts a doctored video that insinuates Trump’s opponent is a sexual predator. Though Stickler uses her Facebook page to encourage us to support American […]
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Candidates discuss firing, budget and cultural institutions
Questions about an ore terminal, the firing of manager Debra Schnabel and the best way to keep cultural institutions open during economically challenging times highlighted differences in Haines Borough Assembly and mayoral candidates at forums this past week. KHNS and the CVN co-hosted a forum Monday for the six assembly candidates—Brenda Josephson, Jerry Lapp, Cheryl Stickler, Caitie Kirby, Carol Tuynman […]
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Borough-funded COVID-19 tests see little use
It’s been more than a month since the Haines Borough began offering free COVID-19 testing for people entering the community from elsewhere in Alaska, and as of Sept. 22, five people have taken advantage of the program. More than 1,100 travelers came to Haines during the first month of the program. Earlier this summer, the Haines Borough Assembly set […]
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Assembly approves CARES funding for low-income residents
The Haines Borough Assembly approved unanimously at its Tuesday meeting allocating $625,000 in CARES Act funds to individual relief grants targeting low income residents. The CARES Act ad hoc committee finalized the Individual Economic Relief Assistance Grant application process Wednesday, Sept. 16. The grant will provide up to $1,000 in CARES Act funds for Haines adults who […]
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$350,000 grant raises questions for assembly and museum board
The award of a $350,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grant to renovate the Haines Sheldon Museum’s climate control system has put a difficult question to the Haines Borough Assembly: Should members commit roughly $500,000 in borough funds and staff time, the match required to complete the project, or should they […]