The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance Tuesday that puts a $215,000 negotiated price tag on 1.2 acres of downtown property intended for construction of an Aspen Hotel. Aspen Management LLC submitted an application in July to purchase two lots of the old primary school land bordering Main Street at Fifth Avenue. The company is proposing to […]
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Preschool meeting set
The Chilkat Valley Preschool board will meet at the school 6:30 p.m. Monday to discuss options following a decision by the Haines Borough Assembly to terminate the school’s lease of the Human Resources Building in June. The assembly’s action follows a recent decision by the Chilkoot Indian Association to drop its plans for taking ownership of the […]
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Borough looks to change appointment process
The Haines Borough Assembly is looking to change the way residents are appointed to boards, committees and commissions. The change is sought to increase transparency and information available to the public, proponents say. The assembly voted 4-1 at its Jan. 14 meeting to introduce an ordinance that increases the amount of information committees are required to provide […]
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Borough workers to get free pool use?
Should Haines Borough employees receive free passes for unlimited use of the pool? Interim manager Julie Cozzi and executive assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck thought so, and recently implemented a policy granting free use of the pool to all 70-80 borough employees. The Haines Borough Assembly, however, is postponing the decision to take a closer look. In […]
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SEABA agrees to pay $21K to BLM
A Haines helicopter skiing company has agreed to pay more than $21,000 in fines and fees for flying on federal lands closed to the activity 54 times during 78 days of operation during the past two years. Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures signed a plea agreement containing the allegations, which was filed recently in federal district […]
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Negotiated sale for hotel site
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to dispose of two Main Street lots totalling about 1.2 acres through a negotiated sale. The action comes as a response to a proposal by Aspen Hotels to buy property at the site of the former primary school and build a $4 million, 49-room hotel there. Haines Borough interim manager […]
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Assembly offers Sosa manager’s job
The Haines Borough Assembly voted during a special meeting Tuesday to offer its manager job to candidate David Sosa, a 20-year U.S. Marine Corps officer. He holds a master’s degree in public administration but has never worked for a municipality. After a 30-minute closed-door session, the assembly voted unanimously to extend the job offer to Sosa and […]
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Assembly leans toward Sosa hire
The Haines Borough Assembly isn’t ready to offer the job to manager candidate David Sosa just yet. After coming out of executive session Tuesday, the assembly voted unanimously to call additional references provided by Sosa and ask him to provide a “community interface scenario” he has encountered outside of the military. Sosa has worked as a U.S. […]
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Assembly designates beach non-motorized
The one-mile stretch of Chilkat River beach running from River Road to Carr’s Cove is officially closed to motorized use, including ATVs and snow machines. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to zone the beach as non-motorized after hearing dozens of comments from the public supporting the designation. Assembly members George Campbell and Jerry Lapp were opposed. Nearly 20 residents […]
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Borough will keep most dock timbers
The wood already harvested from the Port Chilkoot Dock will be stored at the Public Safety Building until another sale this spring, but wood taken from the dock after Dec. 16 will be disposed of by Community Waste Solutions, borough leaders said this week. The Haines Borough Assembly recently approved a $40,000 contract with CWS for disposal […]