The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday is scheduled to consider an Alaska Mountain Guides application for a helicopter skiing permit, but a mayor-appointed work group has yet to make a recommendation on how permit approval would impact the boroughwide allocation of skier days. A public hearing will be held. “It seems premature,” said resident Rob Goldberg, one […]

The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday adopted an ordinance that will increase pay for the assembly and Mayor. The change will cost the borough an estimated $11,172 annually. The assembly approved the ordinance by a 4-1 vote, with member Scott Rossman opposed and Greg Goodman absent. Assembly members have been paid $100 for assembly meetings, and Jan Hill, as Mayor, earned […]

The Nov. 26 “Lighting of the Library” raised about $3,300 for the Friends of the Library. More than 150 people attended the annual event at the Haines Borough Public Library, said Sara Chapell, Friends of the Library president. “Attendance was definitely up over last year,” she said. This year’s theme was “Home for the Holidays.” Volunteers contributed […]

Mayor Jan Hill appointed two members of the Haines Borough’s heli-skiing work group to a map subcommittee at a Nov. 23 meeting, after discussion had shifted to global positioning system technology for monitoring helicopter flight paths. Hill instructed Sean Brownell of Alaska Heliskiing and resident Rob Goldberg to “try to incorporate some of the suggested new areas […]

The Haines Chamber of Commerce has four candidates for the three available seats on its board of directors. The candidates for a three-year term are: Rodney Hinson, owner of Alaska Rod’s; Brenda Jones, controller at Southeast Roadbuilders; Ned Rozbicki, owner of Mojave West Insurance Services; and Evangeline Willard-Hoy, owner of Tlingit Ink Designs. “The election […]