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Family must pay $52K in Lutak access suit
A local family will pay $52,000 in legal fees after losing a lawsuit last year over private property on the Chilkoot River. “The whole thing feels like I’m in an episode of the Twilight Zone,” said Reuben Loewen. He and his wife Rosalie attempted to identify the boundaries of and protect their private land in […]
Assembly chooses Lutak Dock option
The Haines Borough Assembly agreed to pursue a $37.4 million project to refurbish Lutak Dock as the borough’s preferred option, but only if grant funding is available. The Planning Commission and Port and Harbor Advisory Committee both recommended to the assembly early this year Alternative 1A posed by firm R&M consultants. The option includes encapsulation of existing cells – […]
Dozens of orcas seen at Lutak
Dozens of killer whales spotted in Lutak Inlet Feb. 17 were likely a resident, fish-eating population and may have been a “super-pod” that sometimes forms in northern Southeast Alaska in April, a NOAA spokesman said this week. Resident Al Badgley said he and wife Crystal were out walking near their waterfront home at 2 Mile Lutak Road around 9 […]
Planners question, OK Lutak option
Two engineers on the Haines Borough Planning Commission were skeptical about construction elements of a $37.4 million design to refurbish Lutak Dock, but the commission unanimously approved the option anyway. The commission recommended that the borough pursue the Alternative 1A conceptual design posed by firm R&M Consultants, which includes encapsulation of existing cells – steel frames filled with rock […]
Lutak Dock options focus on 2 designs
Design of a rebuilt Lutak Dock narrowed to two options on Wednesday, but a decision on which to pursue may await discovery of how much funding is available, engineering firm R&M Consultants and borough officials said at a public meeting at the Chilkat Center. “I think the conversation is going to come down to money for you […]
Preferred alternative near for Lutak Dock
An engineering consultant hired by the Haines Borough last week offered cost estimates on possible plans-of-action to overhaul the badly corroding Lutak Dock. John Daley, a senior engineer with R&M Consultants, Inc. of Anchorage, held two public meetings explaining three options, each of which has a 50-year lifespan, which he called the industry standard. A preferred option, based on […]
Juneau mechanic, 37, dies in cabin at Lutak
A 37-year-old Juneau man died Thursday at his cabin in Haines of apparent natural causes, according to the Alaska State Troopers. The deceased was identified as Timothy Enoch Tong. The Haines Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call at 6:45 p.m. from a home whose address was not identified. For approximately one hour, paramedics performed […]
Consultants discuss three concepts for Lutak Dock
Some basic design ideas for overhauling the corroding Lutak Dock are scheduled to be ready by Jan. 25, 2017. But lots of questions will remain for the Haines Borough to figure out. Haines began its first discussion Tuesday on how the Lutak Dock – where the borough’s freight traffic comes and goes – should be upgraded or fixed. Haines officials and […]