Haines Borough voters selected Stephanie Scott as their new Mayor, by a 47-vote margin, a canvass of outstanding ballots determined Tuesday. She received 24 of 31 remaining absentee, questioned and personal representative ballots, capturing 52 percent of total votes cast. “I’m just happy that there is some conclusion, so I can get to work,” Scott said. “That’s been weighing […]
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Assembly rejects allowing ATVs on roads
The Haines Borough Assembly in a 3-2 vote Tuesday ditched an often-delayed ordinance that would have permitted the operation of all-terrain vehicles on some borough roads. “This could be simple,” said assemblyman Scott Rossman. “It’s complicated because everybody sat around and made it complicated.” Members Jerry Lapp and Steve Vick voted against the ordinance, making it come up short of the […]
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It’s Smith, Schnabel; Outstanding ballots to decide mayor
The race for Haines Borough Mayor is too close to call, with challenger Stephanie Scott leading Jan Hill by 30 votes as of press time Wednesday. “I feel like it would be presumptuous to assume anything at this point in time,” Scott said. “I’m just happy that we had such a good turnout in the electorate.” Hill was out of town and […]
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It’s Smith, Schnabel; Outstanding ballots to decide mayor
The race for Haines Borough Mayor is too close to call, with challenger Stephanie Scott leading Jan Hill by 30 votes as of press time Wednesday. “I feel like it would be presumptuous to assume anything at this point in time,” Scott said. “I’m just happy that we had such a good turnout in the electorate.” Hill was out of town and […]
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Lapp issue belies recall
Why vote no on the recall? As assembly member Scott Rossman says, “It’s ridiculous. I don’t support it. But I do support their right to put it on the ballot.” Former Mayor and conservative incumbent Jerry Lapp says he can’t support the recall either, and goes one step further than Rossman by opposing the recall effort entirely. “I wouldn’t […]
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Assembly approves razing gym, school
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday turned down an eleventh-hour request to save the elementary school and gym, voting 5-0 for demolition. “Nothing has been rushed, and it’s been a public process over and over and over again,” said member Scott Rossman. The assembly awarded Southeast Roadbuilders a contract up to $167,475 for the demolition to be […]
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Recall would oust Hoffman, Waterman
Voters Tuesday will decide whether Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman should be removed from office. Recall organizers say the pair broke borough law when they failed to fill an assembly vacancy within the code-required 30 days. “I think that our lawmakers should not be our lawbreakers, simply put,” said Jim Shook, chairman of the Haines Recall Committee. […]
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What is motive of recall?
On the slight chance anyone in the valley is sufficiently gullible to believe Mr. Jim Shook and his fellow recall sponsors are truly concerned about the rule of law and not about politics (as they claim), I offer the following question and challenge: The question: Why are the recall sponsors not campaigning for the defeat […]
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Candidate forum set for Monday
Haines Borough Assembly and mayoral candidates will participate in a forum coordinated by the Chilkat Valley News and KHNS on Monday, Sept. 26, at the Chilkat Center. The forum is open to the public and will start at 6 p.m. with one-minute introductory remarks from mayoral candidates Jan Hill and Stephanie Scott. Hill and Scott then will have 30 […]
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Avoid vitriol, innuendo during election
As we near the end of another election cycle, we should all make an effort to remain civil in the public forums. This includes avoiding the vitriol that can be the result of innuendoes and inaccurate statements that may mislead or needlessly inflame the reader. In that vein I would like to mention several errors […]