The Haines Borough Planning Commission rejected plans for a commercial dog-boarding kennel on Lutak Road last week after receiving more than a dozen comments opposing the idea. The commission voted 7-0 to deny Jonathan Richardson’s application for a conditional use permit to build and run a commercial dog kennel in the Tanani Bay residential subdivision. Richardson, who has lived […]
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Lutak, harbor projects linked by cost
The harbors situation is serious business, folks. Haines Borough owns the north end of Lutak Dock, just past the ferry terminal. The engineer’s report from October 2014 says it “is living on borrowed time,” and “does not meet current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers minimum factors of safety for cellular structures.” Read the first page summary of this report […]
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Fuel spill stains 16 yards of soil at Lutak Dock
On April 21, at about 10:30 a.m., 125 gallons of jet fuel spilled from a Delta Western truck rack onto the ground at Lutak Dock. The dock’s owner, the Haines Borough, didn’t find out about the spill until two days after the fact, and when it did, it wasn’t from those responsible. Though Delta Western officials said they […]
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Lutak Dock repair quote may drop from $33 million
An early estimate of $33 million for replacement of the Lutak Dock might be shaved down considerably with further work by PND Engineers. Dick Somerville, vice president of PND Engineers’ Juneau office, offered two estimates at the Haines Borough’s “strategic doing” planning session last week. Replacing the existing sheet pile bulkhead dock with the same footprint would […]
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Invitations to Lutak Dock meeting cause rift
A private development group in Haines is holding its own meeting on the Lutak Dock after discovering participation in a Haines Borough-sponsored event will be by invitation only. The borough is holding a two-day “strategic doing” session Dec. 4-5 in the Chilkat Center lobby to discuss the future of the Lutak Dock. A report recently released by PND Engineers […]
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Express your interest in Lutak Dock
The Lutak Dock is very important to the Haines region and has been since it was built in 1953. It is the economic engine that fuels the Haines economy. Most of the freight and fuel that comes to Haines crosses Lutak Dock. What you purchase in the stores to eat, wear and build your homes comes across Lutak Dock. Over time […]
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Summit to explore fix of Lutak Dock
Haines Borough Manager David Sosa is bringing a facilitator from the University of Alaska Anchorage to Haines Dec. 4-5 to help “facilitate the conversation” about the Lutak Dock, for about $5,000. The information and planning session follows a draft report released last month by PND Engineers identifying multiple structural problems with the facility. “The purpose of the […]
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Lutak Dock repair urgent, report says
The Haines Borough’s Lutak Dock is “near the edge” and living on “borrowed time,” according to a recently released draft report. The report, completed by PND Engineers, says the structure is failing in several locations and does not meet current safety standards set by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Highly-loaded vehicles may suddenly fall into an […]
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Another sink hole opens at Lutak
A fourth sink hole has opened up at the Lutak Dock, a reminder that the Haines Borough structure is in serious need of repair or replacement. The hole about 18 inches in diameter was discovered last week, said harbormaster Phil Benner. The hole is a result of fill leaking out the steel and earthen dock’s structure into the ocean, […]