Real estate agent Jim Studley said Picture Point owner Roger Beasley is interested in working with the Haines Borough to acquire two scenic pullouts there, including terms that would provide time for the municipality to use scenic highway funds for a purchase. “We’ve offered a very liberal acquisition process,” Studley said in an interview. Picture Point has […]

Tim McDonough said he and wife Ann Myren will be wearing new Canadian-made ice spikes on future skating outings following their fall through the ice at Chilkoot Lake on Dec. 16. McDonough, 56, and Myren, 55, were skating in the moonlight around 9 p.m. when the ice gave way under them. They were 40 yards offshore, near […]

A planned meeting to discuss designating a portion of the Chilkoot Lake watershed a state recreation site or state recreation area has been postponed until further notice. State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, said this week that the replacement of state parks director James King will delay consideration of the idea. “(Parks officials) thought it best that we just […]

Loss of cruise ship head tax revenues and a leaner proposed spending plan by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell will likely equate to a drop in state spending on local projects. “It’s early yet, but the concern is we’ve done well in Haines the last six years. We’ve been averaging $10 million to $13 million. It’ll […]

A meeting will be held Jan. 26 to begin work toward downtown revitalization. The meeting time and location are pending. At the request of Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest, businesswoman Lenise Henderson-Fontenot is organizing the meeting that will bring together downtown merchants with other stakeholders to start mapping out the process for the project. “The idea is to […]

The Haines Borough Assembly Dec. 14 approved resolutions that ranked 2011 federal and state legislative priorities. The capital budget priorities for the Legislature, in order, were road upgrades, boat harbor improvements and the Lutak port facility master plan. “I always remember this list being way longer than this,” said member Scott Rossman. Borough manager Mark Earnest said he had consulted State […]

The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a new fuel tariff expected to nearly quadruple municipal revenues from shipments, based on current volumes. The borough approved a rate of 2 cents per gallon, dropping to 1.75 cents on volumes in excess of five million gallons per year. It will bring in $237,000 per year, compared to […]

Haines skaters could see substantially more ice this winter. A rink at the fairgrounds set up previously under Payson’s Pavilion is being replaced by a larger one volunteers are setting up in Raven Arena, the horse corral west of Harriett Hall. “Hopefully, it will be more ice and for a longer period of time,” volunteer […]

The state’s Division of Parks will seek authority on the Chilkoot River Road, investigate bear-viewing platforms or elevated walkways, and pursue funding for a management plan of the area following a crowded Dec. 3 meeting in Haines. The state may try to get more “bear monitors” in the area next summer as an interim measure. […]