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Mystery ship found on sea floor at Lutak
The origin of an apparent sunken ship recently discovered just offshore of Lutak Dock puzzled Haines Borough officials and local history buffs this week. Hydrographer Ben Hocker, who last week took sonar images of the sea floor near the dock, said preliminary data shows what appears to be a 180-foot long, 30-foot wide barge overturned and partially buried in the […]
Lutak Dock at top of borough’s ‘wish list’
Both the Haines Borough Assembly and the planning commission agreed that $2.6 million in upgrades to the Lutak Dock should top the borough’s capital requests “wish list” to the Alaska Legislature for the upcoming year. The assembly ranked 13 local projects according to most pressing need and adopted a resolution establishing those priorities during its Dec. 11 meeting. The […]
Lutak Dock on CIP ‘wish list’
Sitting atop the draft “wish list” for the Haines Borough’s capital requests to the Alaska Legislature is about $2-2.5 million in upgrades to Lutak Dock. Dock resurfacing and drainage improvements ($500,000), capacity upgrades and repairs ($600,000), and high mast lighting ($400,000) make up the bulk of the project. Onshore and underwater surveys to determine future dock modifications, […]
Lutak Dock fence project accelerated
The Haines Borough has accelerated a fence-building project at Lutak Dock after learning that a Jan. 1 deadline for project completion cannot be changed. Work was to start this week. The borough will plow snow around the job to ensure it gets done on time, manager Mark Earnest told the assembly last week. The borough in March received a $233,000 Homeland […]
Private group pushing for Lutak port
The Haines Borough recently launched a Haines Port Development Steering Committee. Three residents have since formed the Haines Port Development Council – described as a private-sector cooperative research group – with a similar aim to encourage Yukon Territory mines to ship through Haines. Mayor Stephanie Scott attended a May 7 meeting of the Haines Port Development Council at the […]
Charges filed in Lutak bear kill
A 33-year-old Haines man was charged this week with shooting big game from a boat and for failing to validate his harvest ticket immediately after harvesting the bear. State troopers contacted the man on May 20 and said an investigation showed he shot a brown bear near Lutak Inlet from his skiff, which was approximately 100 yards […]