In 2022, some iteration of the phrase “back after pandemic hiatus” was scattered throughout CVN headlines and stories like crumpled surgical masks littered along city sidewalks and in coat pockets. From the annual Celebration canoe journey and Lynn Canal Community Players productions to the return of large cruise ships and Canadian tourists, 2022 marked the return of […]

The new Lutak Dock conceptual design is nearing final approval from the federal government, a step that’s needed before the project can advance toward formal design and construction, Haines Borough manager Annette Kreitzer said. U.S. Maritime Administration engineers have recommended approving the concept to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, who ultimately makes the decision, Kreitzer said. Public facilities director […]

Planning commissioners have asked the Haines Borough Assembly to negotiate — and possibly purchase — an easement between Haines School and a neighboring property where a local developer is building an RV park. For decades planners have assumed there’s an easement where the school’s rear alley runs, behind Thor’s Gym. But that assumption wasn’t accurate, according to […]

The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to renegotiate an agreement with the Mosquito Lake Community Center following a request from the volunteer group that runs programs at the borough-owned facility. In a 3-3 tie vote broken by Mayor Douglas Olerud, the Haines Borough Assembly rejected a request from the Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center (FMLSCC) for the borough […]

Haines will need to add more rigorous treatment at its wastewater treatment plant to comply with a permit soon to be reissued by the federal government. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Tuesday it plans to propose a new Clean Water Act permit for Haines that would require the wastewater plant to “significantly reduce […]