Public hearing for $150,000 paint job The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance on Tuesday that would allocate $150,000 of townsite funds to paint the 1977 public safety building. Earlier this year, the building was denied a state grant for the second year in a row that would have spent more than $500,000 in matched borough funding […]
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CVN wins best weekly at Alaska Press Club
Chilkat Valley News staff brought home eight awards from the Alaska Press Club last weekend, including first place for Alaska’s Best Weekly Newspaper in 2018. Washington Post investigative reporter Cheryl Thompson judged the 2018 Best Weekly Category. In her judge’s comments, she said her decision was tougher this year than any other year she’s served […]
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Aqueous storage heads to committee
Despite written opposition, the Haines Borough Assembly chambers overflowed with impassioned testimonies Tuesday evening in support of a draft ordinance that would ban underwater storage of hazardous material within 1 mile of any surface water. More than 20 fishermen, conservationists and business operators asked the assembly to support the ordinance, proposed by assembly member and fisherman Will […]
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Commissioner resigns after rewrite
Last week, Haines Borough Planning Commission chair Don Turner III resigned over a last- minute rewrite to an ordinance the commission worked on for more than two years. Other commissioners also expressed frustration that the ordinance they drafted to regulate resource extraction was changed last week by borough planner Holly Smith to address assembly and public concerns. […]
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COW holds first budget meeting
The borough manager’s draft budget was brought to life Tuesday when 11 department heads pitched assembly members on operations and goals. “Budgets really are a numerical way to talk about what people do, and I thought this was an important thing for all of us,” borough manager Debra Schnabel said afterward. “It’s important for assembly members to […]
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Haines Avalanche Center asks for borough funding
Haines Avalanche Center director Erik Stevens asked the Haines Borough Assembly for $20,000 in the 2020 budget on Tuesday. Stevens said the money would be used to fund professional avalanche forecasting and education services. The Haines Avalanche Center employees three part-time staff from November to April. They gather snowpack observations in the mountains to understand the state […]
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Scammer posing as Mayor Hill steals from residents
It starts with a generic question. A one-liner email appears in your inbox from what appears to be Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill. “Are you available?” The recipient responds. It escalates. “The Mayor says, ‘I’m in a bind. I’m stuck in Juneau and I lost my wallet, can you do me the favor of going and getting gift cards and […]
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Assemblyman drafts regulation that prohibits
An ordinance that would prohibit underwater storage of hazardous materials within one mile of any surface body of water in the Haines Borough was introduced to the assembly by its newest member Will Prisciandaro on Tuesday. Hazardous materials are defined under Alaska statute as “waste that exhibits the characteristic of toxicity, persistence, or carcinogenicity.” “This will regulate […]
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2018 economy grows by $60 million
Roughly $60 million more came into the Haines Borough economy last year, creating close to a 10 percent increase in sales tax revenue from 2017. In a year-end sales tax revenue report released last week, the Haines Borough reported $3.3 million in revenue, marking a third year of steady increase across nearly all industries. Retail, tourism and petroleum and […]
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Assembly requests delay constraints on Haines Hwy
The Haines Borough Assembly passed a motion Tuesday to direct the manger to ask the companies working on the highway construction projects this summer to do their best to limit the delay to a maximum of 15 minutes. The request, brought forward by the Tourism Advisory Board, is intended to reduce negative tour experiences that could hurt […]