The Haines Borough Assembly will seek legal advice regarding an Alaska State Trooper official’s opinion that the borough is responsible for policing boroughwide. The action comes after the Alaska Department of Public Safety offered a one-time, $25,000 payment to the Haines Borough for policing, on the condition that the borough provide policing outside the townsite. The area previously was […]
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Assembly favors former mayor for Case’s seat
Former Haines Mayor Stephanie Scott will likely fill the vacant assembly seat, left by Mike Case after he resigned last month, if the Haines Borough Assembly follows through with a recommendation made last week. The assembly will make an official appointment at their Tuesday meeting but voted 4-1 Thursday to recommend Scott, citing her experience as a municipal staff member […]
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Assembly seat draws 7 applicants
Seven residents are seeking appointment to the Haines Borough Assembly seat vacated by the resignation of Mike Case. The applicants include some who want more assembly representation by young people, the sponsor of the recent recall effort, and the borough’s former Mayor, who says she knows her way around borough code. The assembly will interview Paul Nelson, Sean […]
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Ambulance billing hits opposition
In an effort to increase tax revenues, the Haines Borough Assembly is discussing billing for ambulance service, a charge opposed by ambulance and fire volunteers. Many communities in Alaska charge a fee when a person calls an ambulance and also pay for their emergency medical services from their general fund. The fees, typically based on Medicare and […]
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Assembly adds to budget for health care, nonprofits, library
The Haines Borough Assembly approved several of member Margaret Friedenauer’s suggested budget amendments Tuesday, adding money to non-profits, economic development and contributions towards employee health insurance. It approved $5,000 toward a scrap metal recycling program, $15,000 to Community Youth Development for early education and afterschool programs, $3,000 to winter tourism promotion and $14,148 to defray increased costs […]
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Moment of silence, apology at meeting
At a meeting that included colorful moments, the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday heard the tourism director explain why she recently resigned, slashed the mayor’s salary, and issued a public apology to residents barred from the borough office last year. They also voted to help cover rising costs in employee health insurance, and held a requested moment of […]
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Assembly seat open; deadline set May 15
A vacant seat is up for grabs on the Haines Borough Assembly, following the resignation of member Mike Case at the group’s April 25 meeting. Case disagreed with the assembly’s decision to hire borough manager candidate Debra Schnabel. Case’s resignation was official May 1 and the vacancy must be filled within 30 days of that date. The […]
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Pot farm applicant seeks store permit
Carol Waldo, who applied for Haines’ first marijuana cultivation facility license, also has applied for the borough’s first retail marijuana store license. She plans to locate the store at 77 Beach Road, across the street from the Port Chilkoot Dock. Waldo named her business Glacier Bay Farms and applied for a standard marijuana cultivation facility […]
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Union Files grievance against borough
The Alaska Laborers union filed a grievance against the Haines Borough after assembly member Tom Morphet released to the public earlier this month four complaints against local police officers. Morphet released the complaints during a borough assembly meeting April 11 and drew criticism from other assembly members, interim borough manager Brad Ryan and the police chief Heath […]
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Email an issue for targets of recall
The recall effort is generating distrust between several Haines Borough Assembly members and some borough staff after the recall’s sponsor requested a specific email between borough officials. In a March 7 public records request, Don Turner specifically requested “…information about police complaint to the manager about the police blotter that was sent on January 11, 2017 or […]