This election season, there are two candidates running for Mayor, Tom Morphet and Jan Hill. The two candidates have deep roots in the community and have served Haines in myriad ways. While both Morphet and Hill have expressed that they want the best for the community, their visions and priorities diverge. CVN interviewed the two candidates separately […]
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Concerns about undue noise dominate Mosquito Lake forum
Concerns about undue noise drew the strongest interest from viewers during the second public candidate forum, held in the upper valley Sunday night. All five assembly candidates and one mayoral candidate faced questions from the audience and from host Mike Denker on topics including natural resources, taxes and undue noise at the Four Winds Resource […]
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PAID COMMENTARY: Morphet unfit for mayor
Tom Morphet Is not fit to be borough Mayor. He has a bad temper. He is vindictive. He has a foul mouth that most people would not use in a bar. The Mayor broke the tie vote to move the boat harbor project forward. Assembly member Tom Morphet spearheaded a move to cut the mayor’s wages by about […]
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Assembly, mayoral candidates square off at chamber forum
Haines’ two mayoral candidates and four of the five assembly candidates squared off on economic development issues for the first public candidates ‘forum on Friday, hosted by the chamber of commerce. Candidates sparred over the borough’s involvement in infrastructure projects and presented different visions of how the borough should promote economic development. The questions about Lutak Dock […]
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Candidates set for Oct. borough election
Former Mayor Jan Hill and newspaperman Tom Morphet will face off in the October mayoral election, and a slew of new candidates filed to run for open seats on the planning commission, allaying concerns that not enough people would file for the seven open seats. Hill, who served as Mayor from 2014 to 2020, could not be reached for comment […]
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Borough election deadline approaches, Morphet files for mayoral race
There are still plenty of open seats in the upcoming Haines Borough elections with just days to go before the close of the candidate filing deadline. Borough clerk Alekka Fullerton said a total of nine people had been certified to run for the 14 open seats. So far, Tom Morphet, former editor and publisher of CVN, is […]
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Assembly Briefs
Borough to test ‘spring’ The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to test the water at the Mud Bay spring after a sample tested positive for the presence of E. coli last month. KHNS reporter Abbey Collins investigated the water source after the public radio station sponsored a listener question program. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation drinking water […]
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Assembly Briefs
Borough discusses AIDEA support for Lutak Dock Haines Borough department heads met Aug. 27 with representatives from the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) to discuss Lutak Dock repair needs. AIDEA is a state-funded entity with a stated mission of diversifying the Alaska economy and creating jobs “by facilitating the financing of industrial, manufacturing and energy facilities, infrastructure, […]
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Andrew Letchworth of the Haines Chamber of Commerce and Cindy Jimenez of the Haines Economic Development Corporation hosts a public coffee hour twice a month. They invite residents to join them “to discuss, explore, and share all things related to the economy of Haines.” The one-hour meet-up starts at 8 a.m. on the second Monday of the month […]
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Thompson, Dunbar elected to CIA council
Kevin Thompson won reelection and Luck Dunbar was seated for the first time on the Chilkoot Indian Association’s tribal council. Three people were on the ballot. Thompson placed first with 48 votes. Dunbar received 35 votes, and Jessie Morgan got 25. A few write-in candidates received votes, too. Council member Robert Martin, whose term is […]