Small Tracts water main goes ahead Small Tracts is on its way to getting borough water. The borough approved a contract with HiEx Construction to take on the water-main extension project, which will be funded by a forgivable loan from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The borough received two bids on the project, one […]
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Listen: Assembly to consider Porcupine Road, daycare reimbursement, cell towers, ore containers
Melinda Munson: Will, there are several issues that are reoccurring that will be discussed again at this next meeting. Give us a refresher. Will Steinfeld: Porcupine Road – we’ve talked in the past few weeks about how the borough has to decide if they want to continue along with this project, which has a phase two […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Feb. 20
They crossed the finish line nearly an hour ahead of the rest of the field, but that doesn’t mean it was easy. In this week’s newsletter, we’re sharing a conversation with Kat to Koot winner Erik Stevens, who says the crust on this year’s snow was “one of the worst” he’s ever skied. He and […]
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Q&A: A first-place finisher’s guide to the Kat to Koot
The winning Kat to Koot team made it to the finish line nearly an hour ahead of the rest of the pack of 27 racers during the Valentine’s Day race. Despite that commanding lead, one half of the winning duo, Erik Stevens, said the snow conditions were among the worst he’s ever skied during the […]
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Police Blotter: Feb. 8 – Feb. 14
Sunday, Feb. 8A caller reported a missing wallet. A description of it and contact information was recorded. Monday, Feb. 9 A caller reported an abandoned vehicle on Front Street and gave a description. An officer responded. A caller reported a verbal altercation between two residents in the 1000 block of the Haines Highway. Officers responded. […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Feb. 13
Haines’ newest special education teacher is leaving mid-year after her work permit was denied and the district says it won’t pursue visa hires going forward. Stacey Spencer moved from Trinidad and Tobago to rural Alaska looking for a new chapter in a long career living and working in the U.S. Now that future in the […]
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Assembly Briefs: borough officials discuss childcare, Porcupine Road, equipment sharing, and more
Borough pushes for childcare reimbursements Experts say that across the country providing childcare and early childhood education is increasingly a losing proposition financially. At the borough level, there’s been ongoing discussion of how to support childcare providers in the face of that nationwide trend. Amid much longer-range planning, there’s one issue that seems like it […]
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Assembly Briefs: Towers, taxes, tourism and docks
Cell Tower final hearing A fifth and final public hearing on new cell-tower regulations became the fifth and not final public hearing after the assembly decided to send the ordinance to a special meeting for further review. The proposal includes stricter setbacks and permitting for new cell towers — something assembly members have seemed broadly […]
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Duly Noted: Babies, hens, dancing and eagles
Flora Lani Zuluaga-Jillson was born to Matt Jillson and Cindy Zuluaga Jimenez at 8:28 a.m. Jan. 27 at Bartlett Regional Hospital, Juneau. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz. and measured 19 1/4” long. She is expected home next week on the Kennicott. Lynette Campbell is in the process of rescuing five hens from Juneau after […]
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Police Blotter, Jan. 18 – Jan. 24
Sunday, Jan. 18 A caller reported icy conditions on Mud Bay Road near the Mount Riley trailhead and said they parked their vehicle in a lot until the road cleared. Monday, Jan. 19 A caller on Mosquito Lake Road reported their vehicle had been vandalized. An officer responded.A caller reported their vehicle on Small Tract […]