An an amphibious plane made an emergency landing in Lutak Inlet Wednesday about a mile north of the ferry terminal. No injuries were reported in the incident involving an Alaska Seaplanes DeHavilland Beaver. Mechanical issues caused a loss of fuel pressure, forcing pilot Sam Stensland, who was en route from Juneau to Skagway with one passenger, to […]
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Lutak boulder takes lucky roll
A single, bedroom-sized boulder that rolled off a mountainside adjacent to the ferry terminal early Friday fortunately traveled between electric poles and guardrails, but still poses a challenge to state officials – how to get rid of it. “It was like a 7-10 split,” said Gabe Thomas, assistant harbormaster, who discovered the boulder 7 a.m. […]
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Borough pursues Lutak Dock fix
Nearly six months after the Haines Borough rescinded its Request for Qualifications for Lutak Dock improvements, a new draft document has emerged, inching the project forward. The borough’s draft Request for Proposals solicits licensed design firms to provide three engineered designs for potential fixes at the dilapidated Lutak Dock. The work should not exceed $100,000. The selected firm would be responsible […]
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Swath of hillside lets go, blocks Lutak
Debris from a large landslide blocked 5 Mile Lutak Road for at least seven hours early Monday, but that wasn’t the half of it, said Matt Boron, Haines foreman for the Department of Transportation. Boron estimates nearly two-thirds of the 1,000 cubic yards of debris that came off the mountain crossed the road and tumbled down an […]
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Start lottery on when Lutak Dock will collapse
By jove, I’ve got it. We should have a contest to guess when the Lutak Dock in Haines is going to collapse into the sea. It will be like that Nenana ice thing. How’s that for making lemonade out of lemons? The winner will get most of the money but some will go to helping Lutak Dock. Of course, […]
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Borough withdraws Lutak Dock RFQ
The Haines Borough this week took a step backward on the Lutak Dock project, rescinding the Request for Qualifications it issued on Aug. 11. The borough first decided to extend the deadline and then withdrew the request altogether after several interested companies contacted the municipality with questions about the document, interim public facilities director Brian Lemcke said this week. […]
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Plan for Lutak Dock fix slogs ahead
The process of developing a plan for the Haines Borough’s deteriorating Lutak Dock is slowly moving forward, with the municipality last week asking interested firms to contact the borough detailing their experience, references and ideas for a yet-undefined repair or replacement project. Meanwhile, the dock’s facilities continue to show signs of wear and tear. On July 9, […]
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Apply Lutak standard at 26 Mile
What do dog kennels and helicopter noise studies have in common? In fact, two features in the June 18 issue of the Chilkat Valley News address the very same issue: maintaining the peaceful quality of rural residential life in the Haines Borough. The first piece reports on the borough planning commission’s rejection of a Lutak man’s request for […]