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Blotter: April 12 – April 25
Sunday, April 12 A caller reported smoke alarms going off in the 400 block of Fourth Avenue. The volunteer fire department responded. A caller reported someone banging on their door in the 100 block of Dalton Street early in the morning. An officer was advised. Haines Borough police assisted another agency in Haines. Tuesday, April […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: The Boston Marathon, a visit to an old friend, a muddy hike and the Rainbow Toot Toots
Chip Lende retired from the family business at Lutak Lumber in March. And, by April 20, he had finished his 17th Boston Marathon. Lende and his daughter JJ Hinderberger finished the race in 3:59. This was Hinderberger’s 12th marathon and her third Boston Marathon. She qualified with a time of 2:58. But she didn’t want […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Saturday April 25
Twenty years ago Alaska voters created the Ocean Ranger program which put state environmental observers on large cruise ships and created a $4 per-passenger tax to fund the program. But Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration axed the program, telling the legislature in 2020 that it was “costly for its outcomes,” and subjected the cruise industry to […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Budget Nuggets: A budget primer on different funds and creeping costs
“Here we go,” is what borough manager Alekka Fullerton told assembly members at a meeting Tuesday, marking the start of budget deliberations. The manager’s budget released at the start of this month, proposes holding the borough’s spending plan roughly in line with last year, with a decrease to property tax rates largely made-up for by […]
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Assembly Briefs: Smith writes big check, assembly considers major changes
Severance tax fails A flurry of final votes on major legislation, all coinciding at Tuesday’s meeting, came at somewhat of an inconvenient time. As has become familiar in recent weeks, the assembly requires four votes — a majority of the full body — to pass legislation. That remains the case even with assembly members missing, […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday April 9
As federal regulators move to roll back limits on “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, some Alaska lawmakers are pushing in the opposite direction with new bills that would require near-zero PFAS levels in drinking water. For communities like Haines, where contamination has already been documented near the Tanani Point Tank Farm, the stakes are as local […]
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Police Blotter: March 29 – April 4
Sunday, March 29A caller in the 2000 block of Lutak Road requested a citizen assist. An officer provided an escort into town.A caller at 100 Main Street reported a burglary alarm going off. An officer responded. Monday, March 30A caller reported an incident of stalking behavior. An officer responded. A caller in Haines reported receiving […]