A popular after-school program may be a casualty of the Haines Borough’s budget this year, as funding for the environmental education class is being shifted to replace a bridge in Excursion Inlet. Takshanuk Watershed Council has received funds for the Chilkat Forest Investigators since 2009 from the borough’s Title III forest receipts. Until 2009, the […]
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Assembly holds ground on vet village tax exemption vote
Despite appeals from audience members and the Haines Assisted Living community manager, Haines Borough Assembly members declined to reconsider votes made last week to postpone consideration of a property tax exemption for the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village. About a half-dozen residents turned out at Tuesday’s meeting to ask assembly members to reconsider their vote to postpone an ordinance […]
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Charter rule blocks Schnabel from job
Former Haines Borough Assembly member Debra Schnabel applied for the municipality’s community and economic development director position this week, but code and charter will likely prevent her from being hired. Schnabel applied for the job Tuesday, and acknowledged in her cover letter that borough code currently prohibits her hire. According to code, for one year after an assembly member […]
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Vets’ tax break stirs assembly debate
Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village officials don’t think property tax should be levied on the second floor of their building. The Haines Borough manager disagrees. At manager David Sosa’s recommendation, the assembly last week declined to introduce an ordinance which, if passed, would have granted a “community purpose exemption” for the residential floor, relieving the facility of paying property […]
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Support candidates who pay taxes
This fall we’re going to vote for new assembly members. We should all ask one question to each. Do you pay property taxes in Haines? If not, why not? Voters might be surprised who doesn’t. Check the online borough property tax information. Now we’re considering eliminating senior property tax exemption. That’s fine with me as […]
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Assembly OKs Culbeck for new job
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday accepted the manager’s recommendation to hire Darsie Culbeck as the new community and economic development director. The assembly voted 4-1 to approve manager David Sosa’s recommendation. Assembly member George Campbell was opposed. Sosa said he would be meeting with Culbeck Thursday to discuss whether Culbeck will accept the job. The job’s starting […]
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Voters to decide ’40-percent rule’ to elect
Residents will vote on four ballot measures this fall, including whether to remove a section of the Haines Borough Charter that mandates election candidates must receive at least 40 percent of the vote to be seated. Measure 1 will ask voters if they want to remove the “40-percent rule” from borough’s charter. The rule requires assembly candidates […]
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Mayor’s vote sends message against pot
With a tie-breaking vote cast by Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott, the assembly passed a resolution Tuesday opposing a statewide proposition to legalize and commercialize marijuana in Alaska. The assembly voted 3-3, with assembly members Diana Lapham, Dave Berry and Jerry Lapp in favor of the resolution opposing Proposition 2, a ballot measure Alaska voters will decide on during the […]
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Five candidates seek 2 seats on assembly
As of Wednesday’s 5 p.m. deadline, five candidates had filed for two open seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. Residents Jerry Erny, Ron Jackson, Joe Parnell, Mario Benassi and Mike Case will appear on the ballot Oct. 7 vying for three-year seats held by assembly members Debra Schnabel and Jerry Lapp, who are not seeking re-election. Interested candidates can […]
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Pool, locker rooms removed from bonding effort
Voters likely won’t get to decide this year whether they want to bond for $784,000 in repairs to the Haines High School locker rooms. The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to remove high school locker rooms from an ordinance that – if passed – would put $3.9 million in school capital improvements projects on the Oct. […]