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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 fillin...
Assembly voices opposition to Schnabel's sales tax proposal
Assembly member Debra Schnabel’s proposed ballot questions – which would ask voters to consider sales tax reallocation and an increased lodging...
Kirby resignation opens third assembly seat in local election
Haines Borough assembly member Caitie Kirby resigned on July 29, opening a third seat on the assembly for the October municipal election. In a letter...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Borough manager scores highly in assembly's nine-month evaluation
The Haines Borough Assembly gave borough manager Annette Kreitzer “above average” marks in an evaluation nine months into her job. The evaluation...
Some seniors have paid full property tax
Thank you for your informative article last week on the senior property tax exemption. I would like to bring up an omission in your story. A Haines...
Haines joins effort to create first "green corridor" for cruise ships
Haines will join a group effort to explore the possibility of a maritime “green corridor” – a very early-stage emissions-reducing project ...
Planners propose change to Mud Bay business regulations
Haines Borough Assembly members will weigh a change to Mud Bay zoning code after the planning commission voted last week in favor of a modification to...
New borough union contract increases wages, spending
A new collective bargaining agreement between the borough and its workers’ union hiked wages, increasing borough spending by up to $1.1 million...
Borough assembly will review pause on new Chilkoot permits
The Haines Borough Assembly soon will review a four-year-old moratorium on new commercial tour permits in the Chilkoot corridor, a short and narrow...
Major road repairs to begin later this summer
A number of Haines Borough roads damaged by severe flooding and landslides in December 2020 have yet to be repaired. But major fixes are slated to...
Borough disbands Solid Waste Working Group
The Haines Borough Assembly dissolved the Solid Waste Working Group at its meeting on June 28, saying the group had achieved its goals. “We don’t...
Tourism board proposes bike path along Lutak Road
An idea to build a bike path along Lutak Road will advance to the Haines Borough Assembly after the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board unanimously...
Skagway unhappy with digital payment system for cruise line passengers
Princess Cruises will not add any additional Southeast businesses to its MedallionPay program this summer, taking time after the season ends to...
Assembly clarifies property tax exemption for local nonprofits
The Haines Borough Assembly at its June 28 meeting unanimously voted to extend eligibility for community-purpose property tax exemptions to organizati...
Governor vetoes funds for school locker room project
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state budget Tuesday, vetoing statewide school maintenance funds that would have paid to renovate the Haines School’s...
Haines likely set record with sales tax revenues
Sales tax revenue for Haines in January through April likely set a record for the four months. The $994,161 collected by the borough in the first...
Fourth of July events run morning to night
This year's Fourth of July festivities will include a mixture of old traditions and new variations....
Borough assembly approves new police dispatch equipment
The Haines Borough assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing $124,585 to buy a new radio dispatch system for the police...
Borough amends budget to cover higher fuel costs
The Haines Borough assembly on Tuesday approved adjustments to its 2022 budget, which expires Thursday, due to higher-than-expected fuel and heating c...
