The Haines Borough Assembly meeting on May 12 will include the first reading of the FY27 budget. The Chilkat Valley News’ Will Steinfeld and KHNS’ Melinda Munson sat down to talk about the budget process. Melinda Munson: The budget process has started, and it will make its first appearance at the assembly meeting. Can you […]
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Borough to pursue encapsulation for Lutak Dock
The assembly has thrown its support behind encapsulation for the Lutak Dock, the design concept most similar to that of previous dock contractor Turnagain Marine. The concept calls for building a steel retaining wall to stabilize some of the existing dock face, with the rest of the existing dock demolished. Winning out over two other […]
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Listen: Assembly to take up Lutak Dock, severance tax proposals during this week’s meeting
Will Steinfeld with the Chilkat Valley News is back in the studio with KHNS’ Melinda Munson to get Haines ready for Tuesday’s borough Assembly meeting. The Assembly will be presented with Lutak Dock options, severance tax, plastic bag legislation, and more. Melinda Munson: Will, the assembly is being presented with the current options for the […]
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Contractor presents Lutak Dock concepts
Representatives from Moffatt & Nichol, the borough’s advisors on the Lutak Dock rebuild, presented elected officials last week with three potential dock design concepts. The concepts represent a mostly new starting point after the borough cut ties with former dock contractor Turnagain Marine. The borough assembly is scheduled to make its top pick of the […]
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Lutak Dock concepts to be considered during joint meeting tonight
Borough elected officials will meet Wednesday evening to begin selection of a Lutak Dock concept. Moffatt & Nichol, the borough’s contracted advisors on the dock project, will present three potential design concepts at the joint meeting of the borough assembly, planning commission and Ports and Harbors advisory committee. One of the design concepts is essentially […]
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Assembly briefs: Heliport rehearing, Tanani Bay sewer outfall, Lutak Dock settlement
Heliport rehearing Controversy surrounding a 26 Mile heliport, and likely litigation too, will continue after the assembly on Tuesday denied appeals from both the borough manager and heliport owners George and Lynette Campbell. The requests for appeal followed a Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting last month in which the commission voted to deny the Campbells […]
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Some thoughts on the new direction for the Lutak Dock
I appreciate the efforts of the borough and design oversight firm Moffat and Nichols in reaching out to the public as we once again renew our efforts to pursue Lutak Dock repairs and rebuild. Attending Thursday night’s meeting and listening to the comments of all helped me to clarify my own input on this issue, […]
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Lutak Dock town hall covers familiar ground
A town hall referred to as “the front end of the process” by the borough’s Lutak Dock advisors gave residents a forum to voice opinions, but provided few answers. The seventy-some residents who attended the town hall came bearing plenty of comments on the high-profile project Thursday. Borough officials had been advertising the meeting as […]
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Listen: Haines Assembly to consider cell towers, FEMA funds and the Lutak Dock
Haines’ upcoming borough assembly meeting will address cell phone towers, reinstated FEMA funds and an advisor contract for the Lutak Dock. KHNS reporter Melinda Munson spoke with the Chilkat Valley News’ Will Steinfeld from in preparation for the Jan. 13 meeting. Munson: “At Tuesday’s assembly meeting, they’re going to be discussing cell phone towers again. […]
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Borough to put Lutak Dock advisor role out for bid, outlook challenging
Old contractors and old designs are out on the Lutak Dock; a new adviser bearing a new plan may soon be coming in. Roughly a month ago, the borough terminated its contracts with Turnagain Marine and owner-adviser R&M Consultants. As the two firms went out the door, so too did Turnagain’s design for the dock […]