The Haines Borough has been awarded $495,840 in federal money for the acquisition of Picture Point. The U.S. Department of Transportation listed about $7 million in grants for Alaska projects in a news release last week. Money for acquisition of what the agency described as the “world-famous Picture Point” will come from a National Scenic Byways Program […]
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Borough leaders talk about youth drinking
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill, police chief Gary Lowe and manager Mark Earnest met this week to discuss youth drinking in the community. A 21-year-old Haines man was killed and an 18-year-old was seriously injured in alcohol-related accidents since July 4. Hill could not be reached on deadline but Lowe said the Mayor is interested in perhaps holding a town hall meeting on […]
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Election change doubles length of political season
A change in law approved by the Haines Borough Assembly last year effectively doubled the length of the municipal election season. Local politicians are divided on the merits of the change, which extends the duration of a campaign for assembly or school board to at least two months. The change – requested by borough clerk Julie Cozzi – was […]
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Election lineup finalized; Smith and Hess vie for seat, again
The filing period for the Haines Borough’s October municipal election closed Friday, with contested races for Mayor and the Haines Borough Assembly, but a shortage of school board candidates. The race for assembly seat “E” is a rematch of sorts, pitting Karen Hess against Norm Smith. Greg Goodman replaced Smith on the assembly last October, after defeating write-in candidate Hess. […]
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Seats filled for rec committee
Mayor Jan Hill has filled all seven seats on the Haines Borough’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. At the July 26 meeting of the Haines Borough Assembly, Hill appointed Logan Simpson and Jennifer Talley to terms through November 2012, and Ron Jackson, Jessica Kayser and Melany Zimmerman to terms through November 2013. Simpson, a Haines High School senior, […]
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Candidate filing period ends Friday
The candidate filing period for the Haines Borough’s October municipal election closes Friday. As of Wednesday morning, July 20, four candidates had been certified to run for office: John Brower, Stephanie Scott and incumbent Mayor Jan Hill in the mayoral race and incumbent Jerry Lapp for the Haines Borough Assembly. The filing period opened July 11. Information on additional filers was unavailable this […]
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Recall effort initiated
Update, Thursday, July 21 4 p.m .: Haines Borough clerk Julie Cozzi on Thursday afternoon rejected the application for the recall of assemblyman Steve Vick, on the recommendation of borough attorney Brooks Chandler. Chandler in a memo wrote the only “required duty” in the portion of borough code cited in the rejected application was for the assembly […]
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Candidates begin filing for election
Three candidates have filed to run for Mayor of the Haines Borough as of Wednesday morning. John Brower and Stephanie Scott will challenge incumbent Mayor Jan Hill in October’s election. The candidate filing period opened July 11 and runs through Friday, July 29. Borough clerk Julie Cozzi said she has certified all three mayoral candidates. “They will be on the ballot, unless they withdraw […]
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Mayor wants youth voice on rec committee
Mayor Jan Hill has designated one seat on the Haines Borough’s revived, seven-member Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee to be filled by a representative between the ages of 16 and 21. “I’d like to just encourage some youth involvement in this as one of the user groups that we would be accommodating,” Hill said at the July […]
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Library looks for more stable funding
The Haines Borough Public Library will continue to shift from grant-funded staff positions in fiscal year 2012, when the salary for youth services coordinator Holly Davis will be paid entirely by the borough. The Haines Borough Assembly adopted the budget June 14, to go into effect Friday. The budget includes $344,822 for the library, up from borough manager Mark […]