A Lutak Dock deal once suspected by the borough manager to be a bad faith offer is now being described as the product of steel price inflation that could impact other potential dock designs — even though that steel price shock hasn’t been felt elsewhere in Southeast. Despite general agreement on the need to make […]
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A vote for Norton and Sargent is a vote for a smaller Lutak Dock
I support a rebuild of the Lutak Dock which will provide the services that we received previously. We do not have the funding to support a dock design that surpasses our community’s needs. John Norton and Eben Sargent both listen to public input and are advocates for keeping this project within our budget. This is […]
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Letter to the Editor: Lutak dock repair is an urgent need for the community
The storm last week gives us another reason why we need the Lutak Dock. That poor ship couldn’t hold anchor and had to try and get out of the wind. I am embarrassed that we didn’t have a dock to tie up to, it should have been done by now! We need to fix the […]
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Assembly Briefs: Lutak Dock, manager hire, and sales tax
Lutak Dock The Lutak Dock rebuild has once again reached a crossroads, with the assembly deciding whether to go on the hunt for more money to resuscitate the project, or to change tack altogether. The trouble began—or began again—at the end of last month, when a promising dock redesign fell through. The borough and contractor […]
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Assembly Briefs: The Lutak Dock, cell tower regulations, historical preservation, sales taxes and boat storage
Lutak Dock Good news on the Lutak Dock has been hard to come by in recent years, but there seemed to be some of it last month when interim manager Alekka Fullerton announced the borough and dock contractor Turnagain Marine had agreed on a new design concept that would fit within the borough’s budget. That […]
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Assembly Briefs: A Lutak Dock redesign and elected official removal
Lutak Dock redesign The borough has turned over a new page in the Lutak Dock saga, with litigation officially off the table for now, and a new design proposal back on it. Earlier this spring, the borough was set to begin mediation with dock contractor Turnagain Marine. But in May, borough officials announced they had […]
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During Haines visit, Murkowski talks Lutak Dock, landless tribes, federal funding cuts
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski visited Haines on Friday, taking the day to speak with borough officials, tribal officials, and attend the evening’s Beerfest festivities. She also sat down with the Chilkat Valley News and KHNS to discuss topics including the Lutak Dock, landless communities, and federal funding. Lutak Dock For all the Lutak Dock talk […]
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Assembly Briefs: Paying elected officials, Lutak Dock, housing relief
Elected Official Compensation The assembly voted Tuesday to amend a controversial pair of proposals that would take away compensation from the borough’s elected officials. The proposal still has one more public hearing to go before a final vote, but will now be voted on as a proposal to allow elected officials to opt out of […]
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Assembly Briefs: Lutak Dock takes a step back to go forward, assembly compensation, 5G and defense of the pool
Lutak Dock Lutak Dock has been a week-after-week topic for the assembly this year, particularly with looming mediation in the borough’s dispute with contractor Turnagain Marine. That process was supposed to begin this month, but the borough has now changed course. Interim borough manager Alekka Fullerton announced Tuesday night that the borough and Turnagain have […]
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Lutak Dock environmental assessment to be updated after MARAD sends new language guidance
Regulators at the U.S. Maritime Administration have gone through a draft environmental assessment for the Lutak Dock and sent it back to Haines Borough’s contractor Solstice with a list of questions to answer. In addition to answering those questions, Solstice must now go through the document and scrub certain language that is out of compliance […]