Mosquito Lake area property owners voiced concerns about climate-change driven landslides, pollution of shallow wells and other potential impacts from a series of timber sales the state has proposed in their rural neighborhood. About 40 residents – several whose homes sit downhill from planned logging operations in the Ski Hill and Four Winds sales – […]
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Lapp, Thomas file for assembly
Two former members of the Haines Borough Assembly, Jerry Lapp and George Campbell, have submitted letters of interest for the vacant seat left by Caitie Kirby’s resignation. As of Wednesday afternoon, Lapp and incumbent Gabe Thomas are the only candidates to have filed for three open assembly seats up for election in October. Lapp currently sits on the […]
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Lapp indicates interest in filling assembly vacancy
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday accepted Caitlin Kirby’s resignation and moved to solicit letters from community members interested in filling her seat until the October election. Aspiring candidates will have 10 days to notify borough staff of their interest. The appointment will be made at the beginning of the Aug. 23 meeting and the selected candidate […]
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This Week in History
Archive news from 50, 25 and 10 years ago. Aug. 25, 1967 Nancy Jackson, Haines City Dog Catcher, reports that incidents of vandalism have slowed down work on improving the city dog pound at one mile. Construction has been halted until the vandalism is put to an end. Mrs. Jackson says that any person or […]
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GAS discusses solid waste prices, approves nonprofit grant form
The Haines Borough’s Government and Services Committee at its Aug. 2 meeting discussed possible borough actions to reduce illegal dumping and burning following the restructured business model at Community Waste Solutions (CWS). The committee weighed the possibility of mandating trash pickup, at least in the townsite. Various committee members said they believed that if people […]
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Lutak Dock contract delayed, consultant presents on build method
The Haines Borough is awaiting approval from MARAD (The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration Division) to finalize its contract with an owner’s advisor – and settle on a design-builder – for the Lutak Dock reconstruction project. On Tuesday borough manager Annette Kreitzer met with MARAD representatives to try to speed up the process. She said she wanted to […]
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Price increase soon to come at landfill
Trash disposal in Haines is about to become substantially more expensive. On Aug. 15, Community Waste Solutions (CWS) will be abandoning its weight-based pricing structure – now set at 40 cents per pound for household waste – and will begin charging based on bag size regardless of weight. A standard 13-gallon kitchen garbage bag will […]
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Borough withdraws from Parade Grounds discussion
The Haines Borough won’t assume ownership of the Fort Seward Parade Grounds anytime soon. After months of discussing a potential acquisition of the historic property from Alaska Indian Arts (AIA), the nonprofit that owns the Parade Grounds, borough manager Annette Kreitzer this week announced that the borough was withdrawing from negotiations. Since last November, Kreitzer had been […]
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Moratorium on new Chilkoot tours lifted
By Lucy Silbaugh The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to rescind a four-year-old moratorium on new commercial tours in the Chilkoot Corridor. The decision followed a June 30 recommendation from the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). “Retaining the moratorium does not allow for fair competition,” TAB chair Barbara Nettleton wrote in the board’s letter to the assembly, […]
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Assembly to weigh sales tax reallocation for ballot
The Haines Borough Assembly will discuss on Aug. 9 whether Oct. 4 election ballots should include questions about sales tax reallocation, including redirecting some revenues from tourism and economic development to capital projects. “I think we are collecting sales tax in an appropriate amount, but I think we are not allocating it correctly,” said assembly member Debra Schnabel. […]