The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to vote on the minor offenses ordinance at its Sept. 22 meeting. The borough manager is recommending passage of this ordinance. Assembly members Diana Lapham, Joanne Waterman, Ron Jackson and Mayor Jan Hill have voted to withhold further public hearings on this ordinance. There is no mandate in Supreme Court Order No. 1797. Furthermore, there is no […]
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Minor offenses ordinance trips up assembly
After nearly two hours of discussion, eight votes and considerable flip-flopping, the Haines Borough Assembly this week decided to postpone a vote on adoption of the controversial minor offenses ordinance until its Sept. 22 meeting. Eight members of the public testified against adoption at Tuesday’s meeting, reiterating concerns they have repeatedly brought to the attention of the […]
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‘We the People’ group dormant after 4 years
We the People, a local organization formed as an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, has gone into dormancy, members said this week. George Figdor, who served as chair of its education and outreach committee, said the group hasn’t met in at least six months. “We didn’t have a critical mass of people coming […]
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Fire sale: Borough buys used boilers
The Haines Borough Assembly this week got a smoking hot deal on three biomass boilers, authorizing purchase of the equipment valued at $450,000 for only $60,000 from the U.S. Coast Guard in Sitka. The catch is one of the boilers exploded when it was installed in the Coast Guard’s AIRSTA Hangar in 2012. Manufacturer Unilux has since […]
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Committee selects Ryan for facilities director
Pending approval by the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Brad Ryan will be the municipality’s new public facilities director. Manager David Sosa said he offered Ryan the job last week, and Ryan accepted. If the assembly approves the hire, Ryan will start Sept. 25. “What we saw in Mr. Ryan was a really good set of skills, […]
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Tresham Gregg seeks assembly seat
A third Haines resident has filed for Haines Borough Assembly. Tresham Gregg turned in his papers minutes before the borough offices closed Wednesday evening, clerk Julie Cozzi said. As such, she was unable to review or certify Gregg’s candidacy by press time. If Gregg’s papers are certified, he will vie against Jerry Lapp and Margaret Friedenauer for one […]
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Only 2 assembly candidates; filing deadline Thursday
A familiar face and a familiar voice will vie for seats on the Haines Borough Assembly this October, but if no one else files for candidacy soon, it won’t be much of a race. Former Mayor and assembly member Jerry Lapp and former KHNS news director Margaret Friedenauer have filed for office, though with two seats being vacated by assembly members Joanne […]
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Sundberg renews push for heliport
Helicopter ski tour operator Scott Sundberg has resumed his eight-year campaign to establish a heli-port near a residential subdivision at 26 Mile Haines Highway. Sundberg last week filed an application for a required conditional use permit with the Haines Borough. A public hearing in front of the borough’s Planning Commission is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, […]
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Borough Briefs
Assembly cancels Dec. 18 meeting The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted on Tuesday to cancel their Dec. 18 meeting, in a suggestion brought forward by Mayor Jan Hill. “Typically we only have one meeting in December,” Hill said. “This year, for some reason because of the way Christmas falls, we have a meeting scheduled for the 18th this month.” […]
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Assembly may not dissect violation law after all
Despite last week’s recommendation from a Haines Borough Assembly committee to comb through a minor offense ordinance that has caused public outcry, it’s not clear leaders will go in that direction. The ordinance compiles existing borough violations outlined in various sections of code into a single list. It also establishes fines ranging from $25-$500 for the violations, […]