Sunday, June 8 A welfare check was requested. An officer responded. Monday, June 9 A caller reported a boat on a trailer blocking the roadway in Fort Seward. An officer responded. Tuesday, June 10 A caller on View Point Road reported a suspicious call about their property being listed for sale. The caller said they […]
Search results
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Thank you for Section 106 Consultation article
I appreciate your publication of the story attributing the two-year delay in the process of securing a federal grant for rehabilitation of the Lutak Dock to the Section 106 consultation between MARAD and Chilkat Indian Village. Your story could be the catalyst for mending some painful community disruptions. During the 2024 borough election, an insert […]
Posted inLocal News
Borough to bill insurance, but not users, for ambulance
The Haines Borough is moving forward with a plan for ambulance billing that promises to bring in more revenue for the fire department without imposing any new costs on Haines residents. The idea of charging residents for ambulance calls at all marks a major shift. For as long as the volunteer fire department has existed, […]
Posted inLocal News
Federal agency advises MARAD to reconsider its consultation with Chilkat Indian Village
After more than 2.5 years of government-to-government conversations, the federal agency overseeing millions in grant funding earmarked for the Lutak Dock replacement project is at impasse with the Chilkat Indian Village. Documents from the Maritime Administration, MARAD, show that the agency determined that the Lutak Dock repair and replacement project would have no adverse effect, […]
Posted inLocal News
Haines sales tax dispute with Tlingit & Haida heads to court
Mayor Tom Morphet will meet with Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska president Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson this week about a dispute that has the borough and tribe headed to a hearing in Alaska Small Claims Court. The stakes, at least in court, are relatively small: roughly $7,500 in sales tax […]
Posted inHaines Herring
Haines Herring: State To Assess Feasibility of Building Space Port On Eldred Rock
The Alaska Department of Transportation is conducting environmental reviews and soliciting comments for a controversial project that would build a space port on the small island of Eldred Rock in the Lynn Canal, 55 miles north of Juneau. “This exciting project will facilitate economic projections with monetary facilities and lots of rocket fuel manufacturing,” said […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Community should heed CIV on dock
We have failed to listen. Will the current borough manager and the entire assembly finally take Chilkat Indian Village’s opinion seriously and immediately collaborate to agree on a dock design (as requested two years ago)? We can’t continue to ignore chilkatforever.org. Assemblymembers can shout from the rooftops that this isn’t about a mine, however it’s […]
Posted inLocal News
Assembly Briefs: a new fire chief, federal lobbyists, Freeride World Tour, and a dock response
A new fire chief The assembly Tuesday approved the hire of Zac Overmyer as the Haines Borough’s first full-time professional Fire Chief. The volunteer department has previously been headed by a volunteer chief. Overmyer comes to the borough with firefighting experience around the state, including 11 years at the Chugiak Fire Department, borough manager Alekka […]
Posted inKlukwan, Haines, Local News
Klukwan residents focus on resource extraction, open government during talk with state lawmakers
Government transparency, oversight of permits, and the impact of logging and mining in the Chilkat Valley were a few of the topics state lawmakers Andi Story and Jesse Kiehl heard during an open house in Klukwan on Saturday. The community meeting was one of a handful the local legislative delegation held during a long weekend […]
Posted inLocal News
Borough considers 3 prospective federal lobbyists
The borough assembly is considering three candidates to serve as federal lobbyists for the borough in Washington D.C. A federal lobbyist would primarily be charged with speaking to federal agencies and lawmakers, particularly Alaska’s congressional delegation, in the hopes of securing more funding for borough projects. The current priorities, according to assembly members and borough […]