According to veteran state Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, the ideological divide between urban and rural legislators is beginning to influence Alaska’s future as much if not more than the traditional partisan dichotomy of Republican vs. Democrat. Stedman, who represents Haines in Senate District Q, recently wrapped up his tenth session in the Alaska Legislature. Alarmed […]
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Thanks for Hospice volunteers
Thank you to whirlwind workers and community treasures, Mardell Gunn and Diz Kistler, for volunteering to once again organize, manage, and operate the annual Hospice of Haines Spring Rummage & Bake Sale. They, along with over 70 volunteers put in over 400 hours and raised about $9,000, about one-fourth of Hospice’s annual budget. They reduced […]
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BOE upholds 24 assessments
Members of the Haines Borough Assembly acting as the Board of Equalization (BOE) Monday upheld 24 property assessments recommended by contract assessor Jim Canary. Canary said he and assistant assessor Dean Olsen have worked their way through about 100 appeals so far. The 24 cases heard at Monday’s hearing were largely the result of appellants not responding […]
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Kreiss-Tomkins: Session ‘depressing’ experience
State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins this week said his first session in the Alaska Legislature was a “sobering” and “depressing” experience. While the job is stimulating and enjoyable, the session itself – and particularly some of the legislation that came out of it – was discouraging, he said. Passage of the massive oil tax cut, which […]
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Assembly hears budget concerns
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday discussed potential ways to keep the pool open, including possibly raising fees or implementing a membership system. The assembly discussed the matter during its second public budget workshop. Manager Mark Earnest is recommending the pool be closed for three months in the summer to save about $35,000 in the budget. During the Tuesday meeting, […]
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Senate budget holds $39 million for Haines
In a “lean” $2 billion capital budget recently passed by the Alaska Senate, about $39 million will go toward Haines projects. Haines’ slice of the capital budget includes: $31 million for Haines Highway reconstruction and replacement of the Wells Bridge, $5 million for replacement of the Klehini River Bridge, $2 million for airport improvements and […]
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Residency claim leads to 28 charges
Alaska Wildlife Troopers leveled 28 charges against a 63-year-old local man this week for allegedly falsifying his residency to obtain hunting and fishing privileges. The man, who according to court documents claims residency at 8.5 Mile Lutak Road, used the Lutak address to acquire an Alaska driver’s license and various hunting and fishing licenses, permits and tags between 2009 […]
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Ferry terminal parking crackdown
Ferry system officials are planning to eliminate overnight parking at the Lutak terminal by fall, when construction activities are set to begin. The rebuilt terminal will be surrounded by a locked fence under Homeland Security regulations after planned renovations, said Haines terminal manager Fuzzy von Stauffenberg. “By fall, we’re hoping to achieve compliance because there’s going to […]
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Duly Noted
Ellen Larson was in Haines this week, taking walks and recuperating from brain surgery to remove a non-malignant tumor that was putting pressure on her optic nerve and causing her vision to blur. She was diagnosed in late January and went under the knife Feb. 7 at Barrow Neurological Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Twelve days […]
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Boatyard touted for development
A local committee is reviving discussion of building a boatyard in Haines. The Haines Borough’s Port Development Steering Committee expressed support for a boatyard, which could serve as a place for recreational and commercial boat owners to maintain, repair and store their vessels. During its March 6 meeting, the committee forwarded the boatyard discussion to […]