A moratorium on Chilkoot River corridor tour permits ended Tuesday after the Haines Borough Assembly reversed its July 29 decision and issued a canoe tour permit to Alaska Mountain Guides. The assembly voted 4-2 to reconsider the motion passed at the July 29 meeting, which postponed action on the AMG permit and placed a moratorium on Chilkoot […]
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Voters may cast ballots on school improvements
The Haines Borough Assembly is deliberating whether to put to voters more than $4.7 million in bonds for school capital improvements. Projects that may be included on the Oct. 7 ballot include high school roof replacement ($1.8 million), vocational education building mechanical upgrades ($1.7 million), high school air handling unit replacement ($412,000), high school locker room renovations […]
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Assembly freezes Chilkoot tours
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday to put a moratorium on commercial tour permits in the Chilkoot River corridor, following discussion of an Alaska Mountain Guides application for guided canoe tours on Chilkoot Lake. Assembly member Jerry Lapp was opposed. The assembly agreed to take up AMG’s permit application again once a management plan addressing carrying capacity is established […]
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Packets available for office seekers
Haines Borough residents interested in running for Mayor or assembly can now pick up candidate filing applications at the borough administration office or access them online. Seats held by Mayor Stephanie Scott, assembly member Debra Schnabel and assembly member Jerry Lapp are up for grabs. The filing period opens Aug. 1 and closes Aug. 20. Scott, who will be finishing her first three-year […]
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Borough legal bill $70K last year
The Haines Borough spent about $70,000 on legal services in the past year, including $11,500 on the 2013 election investigation and $7,000 on the appeal of a conditional use permit recently issued by the borough for construction of a heliport near 26 Mile Haines Highway. Borough attorney Brooks Chandler presented a breakdown of the fiscal year 2014 costs to […]
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Assembly OKs idea of selling land to brewery
The Haines Brewing Company has cleared another hurdle toward securing 20,000 square feet of borough-owned Main Street property. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to uphold the planning commission’s recommendation to classify a portion of Lot 8 of the old primary school property as “for sale.” It also voted to direct the manager to proceed with […]
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Glass ordered off Skyline lot
After more than a year of neighborhood friction, the Haines Borough Assembly has stepped in to force local business owner Paul Nelson to remove truckloads of improperly processed glass fill from his Skyline Estates property. The assembly, acting as a quasi-judicial body, voted Tuesday to order Nelson to remove and properly dispose of all the fill surrounding […]
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Mine study may include tribes
The Haines Borough Assembly is moving forward with plans to conduct stakeholder meetings and community forums on the potential development of the Palmer Project mineral deposit. The assembly voted 4-1 to authorize Mayor Stephanie Scott to collaborate with the Chilkoot Indian Association and Chilkat Indian Village on exploring the possible social, political and economic impacts of a mining industry within […]
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Assembly gives $8K for sled hill
With the future of a favorite winter recreation site in jeopardy, the Haines Borough Assembly stepped in Tuesday to ensure the sledding hill on Mount Riley Road remains open for those looking to play on a snowy day. The assembly voted unanimously to devote up to $8,000 toward the creation of a sledding hill running parallel to […]
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Borough to solicit bids for helicopter noise study
At the direction of the Haines Borough Assembly, manager David Sosa will begin soliciting bids for noise studies estimated to cost between $6,000 and $7,500 aimed at monitoring the impacts of a heliport near 26 Mile Haines Highway. The assembly voted 5-1 to pursue bids for the studies, with assembly member Joanne Waterman opposed. After Sosa and executive assistant to […]