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Beach Road resident returns to his home
Phil Pink, 71, did not sign up to live off the grid when he moved from Florida to his cabin at the...
Assembly tweaks bear attractants ordinance
The Haines Borough Assembly is refining an ordinance specifying what constitutes a bear attractant in preparation for the upcoming bear season....
Haines braces for another summer without cruise ships
On Feb. 4, Canada extended a ban on cruise ships carrying more than 100 passengers for another year. “The scary part is, if this truly does cancel t... Full story
Borough finances healthy, well-managed, auditor says
The Haines Borough has a healthy amount of savings, better than many other Alaska municipalities, according to the 2020 financial audit. Based on...
Assembly approves ATV access for Beach Road neighborhood
Displaced Beach Road residents will be allowed ATV access to homes until further notice after the Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to...
TAB works on tour companies' mitigation plan
What are the basics any good COVID-19 mitigation plan should address? The Haines Borough Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) is working to answer this...
Beach Road residents ask for road access, power and ability to move home
At a townhall meeting Monday, Beach Road residents asked that the Haines Borough Assembly continue working to improve access to the neighborhood,...
Grateful to those who helped
I am grateful the Haines Borough Assembly approved construction of temporary road access for Beach Road residents. I am grateful that Roger Schnabel...
Duly Noted
Piper Grall reached out to Melissa Ganey and encouraged a collaboration with artist Cara Murray to turn her painting ‘Haines Stay Strong’ into a...
Assembly approves access to Beach Road
Beach Road residents were able to extract cars and possessions from homes beginning Monday at noon... Full story
Assembly approves dumpster loan, advances bear-attractant code revisions
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $16,000 loan to Community Waste Solutions (CWS) for 10 additional bear-proof dumpsters...
Alaskans await opening of new housing assistance program
The state of Alaska and the municipality of Anchorage will share $200 million in new federal funds to help renters who have lost jobs or suffered...
Assembly Briefs
Mosquito Lake Community Center agreement extended through end of June The Haines Borough Assembly extended the borough’s current memorandum of...
Remote sellers tax yields $125K in first three quarters of 2020
The Haines Borough's loss of pandemic related sales tax revenues this summer has been offset by the...
Assembly makes plan to address Haines' bear problem
The Haines Borough Assembly’s Commerce Committee began chipping away at a plan to address the borough’s bear problem at a meeting Tuesday. The...
CIA applies for funding to repair borough roads damaged by landslides and flooding
The Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) is partnering with the Haines Borough to secure funding to repair local roads damaged by the early December...
Beach Road closure extended
Beach Road east of a barricade at the far end of Portage Cove will remain closed to the public after the Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to...
Assembly votes to advertise new manager hire
Eight months after the firing of then-manager Debra Schnabel, the Haines Borough is advertising for a new, permanent manager. On Tuesday, assembly...
COVID-19 mitigation plan required for 2021 tour companies
This year, tour companies will need a COVID-19 mitigation plan approved by the Haines Borough manager before they can conduct tours. On Tuesday, the...
Federal government extends CARES Act spending deadline
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to roll back a December spending plan for leftover CARES Act funds after the federal government approved an...
PERS termination study for Sheldon Museum approved by borough
The Haines Borough Assembly approved a PERS termination study for the Haines Sheldon Museum, a neces...
Collaboration leads to positive hiring process
My compliments to the Haines Borough Assembly, the Personnel Committee, and the mayor for doing a thorough job in finding the best borough manager...
Governor's budget shifts additional costs to borough, closes local DMV office
The Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget proposal Gov. Mike Dunleavy released on Dec. 11 contains several significant cuts for the Haines Borough including...
2020: Pandemic, natural disaster and upheaval
As I sat down to write the 2020 Year in Review, I thought: "I don't want to relive this year, nor sh...
HEDC brings on interim director
On Dec. 14, Sally Andersen was brought on as interim director for the Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC), stepping into the role after...
