The Haines Borough Assembly last week rejected purchase of a $12,500 dump trailer for the Small Boat Harbor, despite appropriating funding for the purchase a month earlier. Assembly members George Campbell and Dave Berry voted against buying the trailer. Members Joanne Waterman, Debra Schnabel and Diana Lapham voted in favor. Assembly member Jerry Lapp was absent. The resolution failed on a 3-2 […]
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Thanks for help with pet fashion show
The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel would like to thank all the community members, local dogs and volunteers who participated in our recent pet fashion show. We especially want to thank Mayor Stephanie Scott, Greg Podsiki and Kay Clements for judging the fashion show. As well as Joanne Waterman for being the auctioneer and Marty Fowler, who was master of […]
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Assembly upholds heli-ski decision
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday upheld its original decision to keep the 2,200-acre zone near Four Winds Mountain closed to heli-skiing after assembly member Dave Berry called for reconsideration of the issue. Two heli-skiing operators had asked the Four Winds Mountain zone and four other areas be opened for a month-long special event, but the assembly rejected […]
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Assembly OKs 26 Mile heliport
A Haines Borough Assembly meeting that lasted nearly nine hours this week after it was continued to a second night resulted in a split decision for the heli-skiing industry. On a 4-3 vote Tuesday tipped by Mayor Stephanie Scott breaking a tie, the assembly rejected a special event allowance for two heli-ski firms that sought to open nearly 10,000 acres […]
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Assembly to revisit heliport issue
The Haines Borough Assembly agreed last week to hear an appeal of a Feb. 13 planning commission decision denying a conditional use permit for a heliport at .6 Mile Chilkat Lake Road. The assembly will hear the appeal by Scott Sundberg Tuesday, co-owner of Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures. SEABA has sought a heliport at the site since 2008. The idea was most […]
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Staff floats budget proposals
Preliminary budget discussions between the Haines Borough Assembly and department heads Feb. 10 yielded several suggestions for the fiscal year 2015 budget, including expanding the administration building, installing security cameras at several borough facilities and restructuring the tourism director position. The four-hour meeting was informal, with each department head giving a brief rundown of budget needs and […]
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Assembly retracts mining letter
The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted to send a retraction letter to a state agency after discovering a previous letter had been sent without assembly approval. The initial letter was sent to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office regarding the potential leasing of nearly 100,000 acres of land near Haines to mineral exploration and production. […]
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Preschool gets lease extension
After hearing testimony from supporters of the Chilkat Valley Preschool Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to extend the nonprofit’s lease of the Human Resources building until June 30, 2015. The assembly voted at its previous meeting to terminate the preschool’s lease in June. The additional year will give the preschool board time to solidify plans […]
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Culbeck pitches for development job
Haines Borough Executive Assistant to the Manager Darsie Culbeck is asking for a change in his job title and responsibilities, including an increased supervisory role over the pool and parks and recreation departments. According to Culbeck’s draft proposal, his job title would be switched to Community and Economic Development Director. Culbeck recently submitted a proposal […]
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Crays offered police chief job
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday accepted interim manager Julie Cozzi’s recommendation to hire police chief candidate Richard Crays. The assembly also authorized Cozzi to begin contract negotiations with Crays and capped the potential salary at $73,000. Crays accepted the job pending negotiations of hiring terms, Cozzi said. In a CVN interview Wednesday, Crays said he needs to […]