The Haines Borough recently launched a Haines Port Development Steering Committee. Three residents have since formed the Haines Port Development Council – described as a private-sector cooperative research group – with a similar aim to encourage Yukon Territory mines to ship through Haines. Mayor Stephanie Scott attended a May 7 meeting of the Haines Port Development Council at the […]

More downtown construction is scheduled to begin next week, as part of a project that includes improvements to Third and Fourth avenues, Lynnview Drive and View Street. The Haines Borough Assembly on May 8 approved a contract up to $1,358,226 for Southeast Roadbuilders to complete the work. Funding for the final grading, drainage and paving improvements comes […]

Intermittent rain didn’t seem to hinder the 20th Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival. The fair, which organizes the event, increased the number of tickets sold this year more than 25 percent, to 1,300. “I’d say it went very well,” said Jessica Edwards, assistant fair director. Pre-selling tickets and advertising the event would […]

Residents John Brower, Gary Lowe and Debra Schnabel and former Haines Borough Manager Tom Bolen are among 18 applicants for the borough’s top job. Applications were due May 10. Borough manager Mark Earnest has resigned effective June 15. Brower is the tribal administrator at Chilkat Indian Village, Lowe is Haines Police chief, and the self-employed Schnabel serves on the Haines Borough Assembly. Bolen was dismissed as […]

The Haines Borough is again advertising for a full-time executive assistant to the borough manager, and it was unclear this week whether the position would be filled before manager Mark Earnest’s departure next month. Earnest, who has resigned effective June 15, previously told the Chilkat Valley News and the Haines Borough Assembly a decision on the executive assistant would […]

The Haines Borough Assembly is advancing a question toward the fall ballot that would give members the option of calling a special election to fill vacated assembly seats. The assembly last week introduced an ordinance that would amend the borough charter to allow special elections for filling vacancies. Amending the charter would require a vote of the […]

The Haines Borough Assembly last week hung up on a proposal to refer a discussion of pay phones to a committee. Newspaper editor Tom Morphet, at the request of Mayor Stephanie Scott, prepared a resolution asking Alaska Power and Telephone to reactivate a half-dozen pay phones around town. Morphet took interest in the issue last spring, after AP&T removed […]