Thank you, Mayor Jan Hill, for your hard work and long hours during these trying times. Thank you to all of the volunteers for your hard work and long hours (EOC, mask makers, elderly care, visits, etc.) Volunteers are charity workers by choice. They have pride in themselves. They feel good about what they do—it warms their […]
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Assembly to consider suspending manager with aim to fire
On Monday, May 11 assembly member Paul Rogers asked borough manager Debra Schnabel to resign and said that if she declines to step down, he will make a motion to begin the process of firing her at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Rogers confirmed to the CVN Tuesday morning that he intends to introduce a motion to suspend borough […]
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Assembly approves $3,000 chamber request
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved at its Tuesday meeting the Haines Chamber of Commerce’s request for $3,000 and declined to discuss a $20,000 request from the Alaska Avalanche Information Center. Prior to the meeting, both organizations had submitted funding requests for assembly consideration. The chamber has lost revenue with the loss of its pull-tab operation due […]
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RCCL courts Haines as Holland America, Princess cancel for 2020
While hopes for a bustling 2020 cruise ship season continue to dwindle, prospects for future summers may be looking up. At an assembly meeting Tuesday night, Haines tourism director Steven Auch announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has expressed interest in increasing port calls to Haines in future years. Auch said RCCL executives cited Haines’ […]
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Mayor Hill recommended for a temporary raise
Haines Borough assembly member Jerry Lapp suggested during Tuesday’s regular meeting that Mayor Jan Hill be given a $500 per month raise. Lapp said Hill deserved the raise because of the extra work she’s been doing during the COVID-19 emergency, and that it should be in effect until the borough’s emergency declaration ends. Because the suggested raise was not on […]
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Police tell residents to stay home as state mandates ‘social distancing’
Governor Mike Dunleavy’s self-quarantine mandate hit home for Bob Lix, 89, this week after the Haines Police department called and told him, and his family, not to leave his apartment. Police also told Ian Seward and out-of-towner Tyler Young to self-quarantine. Young traveled to Haines from Oregon on Wednesday, March 25 to purchase Seward’s 38-foot wooden troller […]
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Outside workers not ‘essential’
I encourage residents to contact Haines Borough Assembly members, Mayor Jan Hill and manager Debra Schnabel and urge them not to exempt from 14-day quarantine workers arriving from outside our community to work on elective construction projects like the harbor expansion. The existing harbor works fine for now. Expanding the harbor is a project we’ve delayed for decades. There’s no good public […]
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Residents question quarantine enforcement at town hall meeting
At a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday night, Emergency Operations Center members and medical and emergency services staff fielded questions from Haines residents related to COVID-19 and social-distancing measures in the community. Many questions focused on the potential for people entering the community to circumvent quarantine requirements, especially construction crews, who will be exempt. Haines […]
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Haines assembly issues ‘shelter in place’ order
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a series of resolutions and ordinances to mitigate the threat COVID-19 poses for public health and the local economy. The measures include issuing a “shelter in place” order, requiring that people entering the community quarantine for 14 days, extending last week’s emergency declaration and appropriating emergency funds […]
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Haines Borough issues disaster declaration
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill issued a declaration of emergency Tuesday as the state and nation adapt to a torrent of recommendations, mandates and information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The declaration, outlined in code, qualifies the borough to receive financial assistance from the federal government, borough manager Debra Schnabel said. Schnabel has been meeting twice daily with public officials and […]