Jones to fill assembly vacancy The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously for Margarette Jones to serve on the assembly until the next election in October. The seat was declared vacant following the resignation of former assembly member Tyler Huling. The motion, created by assembly member Jerry Lapp, was carried unanimously. “I know in years before we have done […]
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Why are so many assembly members resigning?
Last week Tyler Huling resigned from the Haines Borough Assembly. She’s the sixth assembly member in six years to do so. This week, the CVN spoke with current and former public officials to ask: why are so many people resigning? Huling told the CVN there wasn’t a single reason she quit, but rather described a “slow […]
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Lutak Dock design gets another go-ahead
The latest design for a renovated Lutak Dock got a thumbs up from the Haines Borough Planning Commission last week. The borough’s port and harbor advisory committee approved the design—which was the second of three phases—two weeks ago. The design is largely the same as earlier plans from the firm overseeing the project, Turnagain Marine Construction, but it includes […]
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Assembly briefs
Borough plans to sell 8 lots Eight properties in the Haines Borough will soon be available for purchase through a sealed competitive bid process. On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly authorized interim manager Alekka Fullerton to move forward with the plan. The eight lots include three at Chilkat Lake, three at Chilkat Acres in Swanson Harbor, one at Excursion […]
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Lutak residents: Add bike path, lower speed limit
As the state moves ahead with a proposal to make changes to Lutak Road, some neighbors are advocating for adding a bike path and lowering the speed limit. A new bike lane from the ferry terminal to the Chilkoot recreation site and a 25 mile-per-hour speed limit past 8 Mile Lutak Road would help lessen traffic along the road, […]
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Heliski season soon off to early start
Haines’ heliski season lifts off this weekend, featuring one operator’s earliest start in years and an expected return to stability for an industry affected by covid and last-minute regulatory changes. Alaska Heliskiing begins guiding Feb. 4, a couple weeks earlier than usual. “This is our longest season we’ve ever had. This is the earliest start we’ve had,” […]
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Lawsuit threatens to close Southeast troll fishery
A federal judge proposed an order in December threatening to close Southeast Alaska’s troll fishery, a move that could spell financial trouble for fishermen, processors and other workers across the region, including about a dozen Chilkat Valley residents. “It would be a pretty big disaster,” said Haines resident Brent Crowe, who runs a tender for […]
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Assembly reverses heliport decision
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday night reversed the planning commission’s decision to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Chilkat River Adventures heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway. The assembly voted 5-1 with Debra Schnabel, Ben Aultman-Moore, Cheryl Stickler, Gabe Thomas, and Tyler Huling in favor and Jerry Lapp in opposition to reversing the decision. The assembly reconsidered the approval of Chilkat River Adventures co-owner […]
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As usual, industry gets priority
First, I want to thank Kevin Shove for his recent letters in the newspaper and for his concern about our local goat populations. I have served on the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee (“the AC”) for the past seven years. Over those seven years the AC has repeatedly asked both the Haines Borough and the US […]
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Assembly to reconsider 24-Mile heliport CUP
Following consideration of five appeals, the Haines Borough Assembly stepped back from a planning commission decision last week to authorize a new heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway. The assembly voted 4-2 to rehear River Adventures’ conditional use permit (CUP) application for the heliport, which had been approved for one year’s heliski season. Ben Aultman-Moore, Gabe Thomas, Debra Schnabel and Tyler Huling supported the […]