The Haines Borough will install three surveillance cameras at the Lutak and Port Chilkoot docks as part of a Department of Homeland Security grant requirement. The resolution authorizing borough manager Mark Earnest to purchase the three cameras for $18,075 assures “the borough has not gone camera crazy” in its summary statement. Earnest said the comment was probably added due to an […]
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Shakwak funds cut; highway may suffer
Congress’s recent failure to renew funding for a federal road maintenance program could impact tourism and trade in Haines. Funding for the Shakwak Project, a decades-old agreement between the United States and Canadian governments regarding reconstruction and maintenance of the Alaska Highway, was not renewed in this year’s federal highway bill. The U.S. government typically […]
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2012: The Year in Review
The earth moved in 2012 and the shift wasn’t only the “slump” on the side of Mount Ripinsky that cleaved a house and split Lutak Road. Four-term incumbent state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, aiming to become Speaker of the House, lost his seat to Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a 23-year-old Sitkan seeking his first political office. Klukwan, Inc., once among the wealthiest Native […]
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Planners skeptical of tree-cutting rules
Members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission expressed skepticism during their Dec. 13 meeting that prohibiting residents from cutting down trees on their property would help address issues related to the slump and ground movement near the Oceanview and Lutak areas. Though PND Engineers Inc. have not yet submitted their technical memorandum – a report offering the engineering rationale […]
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Tribes pursue grant for junker removal
A joint effort by the Chilkoot Indian Association and Chilkat Indian Village to remove junked vehicles for tribal members could result in another scrap metal barge visit to Haines this spring. The two organizations recently received a $65,000 special projects grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to assist in the collection and transportation of junked […]
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Owners puzzled by dog disappearances
A recent spate of missing dogs in Haines has owners wondering what happened to their canine companions. Nancy Coleman, who lives on Fourth Avenue, lost her chocolate Labrador retriever Boozer and pit bull Rager Nov. 8. Coleman normally ties up Rager, which makes Boozer stick around since he’s so fond of the pit bull. Rager […]
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New firehall on draft wish list
A new or improved public safety building was among capital requests included on a draft “wish list” of borough projects to the Alaska Legislature compiled by manager Mark Earnest. Earnest presented the “first working draft” during Tuesday’s assembly meeting. It also includes Lutak Dock upgrades, road improvements on Third Avenue, pool upgrades, road maintenance equipment and sewer treatment […]
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Users may seek crabbing area zone
Following a commercial Dungeness crab harvest last summer they say depleted subsistence catches here, residents may petition the state Board of Fish to expand areas closed to commercial crabbing in Lynn Canal. “This isn’t over,” said assemblyman Norm Smith, who arranged a presentation by the state Department of Fish and Game at last week’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting. “Every […]
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Lumberyard supported town garden
An enormous thank you to Chip Lende and Lutak Lumber for the generous donation of materials for the new Community Garden toolshed. We are so grateful for your support and assistance! Sarah Cohen for the Haines Community Garden