The Haines Borough Assembly last week appointed Thom Ely to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, over objections by assembly member George Campbell. Assembly members rarely object to committee or board appointments, which are volunteer positions. Committees and boards are also notoriously hard to keep filled; eight are currently operating below capacity and looking for new members. […]
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Assembly approves pact for use of Mosquito Lake School
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved an agreement with a local nonprofit looking to use the vacant Mosquito Lake School as a community center. The assembly voted 5-0 to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center group. Under the agreement, the borough will retain ownership of the building […]
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Constantine urges delay on ‘Tier 3’ river protection
Constantine Metal Resources is urging members of the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee to delay any support toward designating the Chilkat River an Outstanding National Resource Water, also known as “Tier 3” protection. The advisory committee will meet at 5 p.m. Friday in assembly chambers to discuss a resolution supporting the Chilkat River’s nomination as an […]
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Clerk pay raise idea triggers critique, flap
“Cruel.” “Vicious.” “Unprincipled.” Those are a few of the words Haines Borough Assembly members and one borough employee used to describe assembly member George Campbell’s comments about clerk Julie Cozzi this week. Prompted by assembly member Mike Case’s proposal to raise Cozzi’s salary from $70,000 to $85,000, Campbell recently sent a seven-page email to fellow assembly members […]
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Repeal of auto tax sent to 3 assembly panels
The question of repealing the $22 biennial motor vehicle registration tax is being sent to three committees for consideration. The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday sent the issue to the Public Safety Commission, Finance Committee and Government Affairs and Services Committee. Assembly member George Campbell is pushing for repeal of the tax, which was passed in October […]
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Assembly hires out-of-town consultant for planning
Members of the Haines Borough Assembly squabbled Tuesday about whether to hire an out-of-town consultant to lead a strategic planning session or use local talent for the job. The assembly voted 4-2 to hire Juneau-based Dynamic Consulting for up to $4,000, excluding travel and lodging costs, for a one-day strategic planning session. Assembly members Tresham Gregg […]
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Preschool wins lease extension
Advocates for the Chilkat Valley Preschool packed the Haines Borough Assembly chambers Tuesday to demonstrate the extent of community support for its current plan to add on to the Haines Senior Center. Supporters asked the assembly to extend the preschool’s lease, rent-free, for the Human Resources Building until the Senior Center addition comes to fruition and they […]
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Assembly weighs ways to grow economy
The Haines Borough Assembly is returning to the idea of establishing a property tax waiver program to spur local economic development. The assembly voted in 2014 to establish an economic incentive program after it rejected specific property tax waivers for the Haines Brewing Company’s purchase of roughly 20,000 square feet of Main Street property. The idea was […]
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Preschool: Extend lease
The Chilkat Valley Preschool is asking the Haines Borough Assembly to once again extend its lease for the Human Resources Building until it can move into a new home, which it hopes will be an addition to the Haines Senior Center. The ordinance extending the lease had its first public hearing last week, and is set for […]
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Involvement is not compliance
At the Dec. 15 Haines Borough Assembly session, the always impeccably coiffed Mayor Jan Hill redefined “bad hair day” with her invective against citizen activists. The Mayor read her “prepared statement” with commanding presence, accusing citizens of being “contentious” and “hateful.” I commend this great example of exercising free speech rights – to contest others’ rights as she implored citizens “…must stop […]