Sean Maidy will serve a one-year term on the assembly following Tuesday’s canvass of 23 of the 46 additional ballots in the Oct. 3 municipal election. Also confirmed as winners Tuesday were top assembly vote-getter Brenda Josephson (611) and Stephanie Scott (566). The race for the third seat was too close to call after last week’s election. […]
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Assembly wants university to delay logging in Mud Bay
The Haines Borough Assembly is asking the University of Alaska to delay awarding the Chilkat Peninsula timber sale contract until they can meet and discuss local zoning issues related to logging. The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved the competitive timber sale on about 400 acres of land in the Mud Bay zoning area last month […]
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Maidy elected for third seat
Sean Maidy will serve a one-year term on the assembly following Tuesday’s canvass of 23 of the 46 additional ballots in the Oct. 3 municipal election. Also confirmed as winners Tuesday were top assembly vote-getter Brenda Josephson (611) and Stephanie Scott (566). The race for the third seat was too close to call after last week’s election. […]
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Voters elect Hill, Josephson and Scott; last seat still close
Haines voters re-elected Jan Hill as Mayor and chose Brenda Josephson and Stephanie Scott to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly during Tuesday’s municipal election, according to unofficial results. With 46 votes to be considered, the race is still too close to call between assembly candidates Sean Maidy, Diana Lapham and Michael Fullerton for the remaining seat. Maidy has 484 votes. Lapham trails […]
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Public versus private; residents debate downtown property use
The Haines Borough Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee recommended Thursday the borough assembly designate the property at Third Avenue and Main Street for public recreational use. The borough-owned lot has been open green space since the old school was destroyed there in 2008. Mayor Jan Hill said at the meeting that the intended purpose of the lot was to sell […]
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Voters elect Hill, Josephson and Scott; last seat still close
Haines voters re-elected Jan Hill as Mayor and chose Brenda Josephson and Stephanie Scott to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly during Tuesday’s municipal election, according to unofficial results. With 46 votes to be considered, the race is still too close to call between assembly candidates Sean Maidy, Diana Lapham and Michael Fullerton for the remaining seat. Maidy has 484 votes. Lapham trails […]
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Divisive mayor hurts civil discourse
In Haines the mayor’s job is to run meetings with fairness and civility, ensuring that things go smoothly and with everyone having a voice. That’s how it should be. When things go otherwise it’s a sign of poor management. Under Jan Hill we’ve had endless angry meetings, limited citizen participation, representatives walking out (for any reason), serious […]
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Embrace the spirit of cooperation
I’m voting Joanie Wagner for Mayor and I hope you will, too. I know making comparisons can be counterproductive – the apples to oranges thing – however, I remember one assembly meeting sometime after the Minor Offenses Ordinance reconsideration petition and before the creation of the Code Review Commission when our current Mayor called for an action that made […]
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Fresh leadership needed
I am putting my full support for Mayor to Joanie Wagner. As an assembly member the past three years, I really believe it is important to have a fresh face in the mayor’s position at this time. While Jan Hill is an experienced political figure and well connected outside of Haines, I believe we need a change and a […]
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Re-elect experience
I would like to express my support for our current Mayor, Jan Hill. Jan has tirelessly served the community of Haines for many years. I will not go into mentioning all the different local and statewide committees and boards that she has served on for decades. Everyone in Haines knows she has more than enough experience for […]