Have you ever heard the news from a public meeting and wondered what happened? There is no need to wonder anymore because Haines Borough Assembly and Planning Commission meetings are now being streamed live on KHNS. Streaming is available at khns.org by clicking on the live streaming link during the meeting. Additionally, all meetings are recorded and […]
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Borough to advance taxpayer-funded solid waste program
Prompted by citizen complaints and borough staff intervention, the Haines Borough Assembly this week decided to take a more active role in waste management. The assembly voted 4-2 to adopt six recommendations from borough manager Debra Schnabel that include reporting landfill conditions at Community Waste Solutions to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation as well as initiating a plan […]
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Debate continues over police patrols outside townsite
The Haines Borough Assembly again discussed the merits of police patrols outside the townsite—shining a light on a more than year-long debate about police jurisdiction that has yet to be resolved. Assembly member Brenda Josephson sparked the discussion when she asked borough manager Debra Schnabel why police were patrolling the Haines Highway beyond townsite boundaries. The police are sensitive […]
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Morphet, Hart join legislature primaries
Haines residents James Hart and Tom Morphet have filed to run in the Democratic Party primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 33. Hart and Morphet are joined by Sara Hannan and Steven D. Handy, both of Douglas, in the primary. Independent candidate Chris Dimond will also run for the seat but has chosen to […]
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Assembly considers Chilkat Center kitchen remodel
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday discussed pledging $90,000 to The Foundation of the Chilkat Center for the Arts to remodel the center’s kitchen. Foundation vice-president Lorrie Dudzik said the foundation has raised about $30,000 to build a commercial kitchen. The foundation hired an architect this winter who designed several plans that ranged from $60,000 to $180,000. The […]
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Assembly rejects police dog proposal
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously rejected a proposal Tuesday to seek grants to purchase a police dog. The assembly also rejected, 4-2, having staff research whether a dog would be effective for curbing drug use and importation. The borough’s Public Safety Commission in April recommended the assembly look into purchasing a drug-sniffing dog after police chief Heath […]
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Assembly rejects cop grant
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously rejected a $125,000 federal grant at its regular May 8 meeting that would pay nearly half of an additional police officer’s salary for three years. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded the Community Oriented Policing Services grant in November. Borough manager Debra Schnabel applied for the grant earlier in the year when staff developed […]
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Committee considers nixing rent taxes
The Haines Borough Assembly Finance Committee is interested in abolishing sales tax for long-term renters that would leave a $70,000 hole in the borough budget, but assembly members are looking for more information. At the group’s May 21 meeting, assembly member Sean Maidy said he would like to see long-term renters and their landlords exempt from paying […]
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OpenGov could take time to see citizen response
The Haines Borough Assembly last week narrowly approved purchasing a $40,000 software program aimed at increasing citizen engagement, but the assembly may take up the issue again. The CVN reached out to two similarly sized communities using the software to see how it’s working in their towns. The “Citizen Engagement” program from the tech company OpenGov allows […]
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Assembly snubs law enforcement reality TV porposal
The Haines Borough Assembly quashed a request from a reality television producer to film a show centered around the Haines Police Department. Engel Entertainment approached Haines and other Southeast communities about creating programming that depicts Alaska law enforcement. They offered a development agreement to pursue filming a pilot that would “explore possible programming involving the work of the Haines Police Department […]