“You know that feeling when you almost fall back in your chair? That’s what it’s constantly like.” This is how Roy Getchell, superintendent for Haines Borough Schools, described the past month in the Alaska State Legislature. Getchell addressed the school board meeting at its May 2 meeting. Getchell said things are going pretty well, and there is momentum for […]
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Haines looks at junk car disposal
The borough has its eyes on two parcels of state land near the Lutak Dock to store cars and clean metal waiting to be recycled. A decade after the municipality began taxing residents for junk-car disposal, Haines residents still have no way to dispose of unwanted vehicles. For a time, the borough and at least one local […]
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Watershed Weekly “People of the light”
It’s late April in the upper Lynn Canal, and that means the saak are coming! The snow is melting and spring winds kick up dust storms on the newly exposed flats of the lower Chilkat River. Many refer to these cold winds, dust storms, and the frequent passing of snow and rain squalls as “hooligan weather.” Saak […]
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Police arrest four this month for meth-related charges
Police arrested a 29-year-old Haines man at the Juneau International Airport Tuesday as he exited the aircraft, according to a press release issued by Haines Police chief Heath Scott. “Officers contacted (the man) on the suspicion of transporting controlled substances from Washington State, through Juneau, with his final destination being Haines,” Scott wrote. “HBPD provided personnel to […]
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HEDC workshop draws federal officials, support
A three-day public workshop led by Haines Economic Development Corporation last week generated a list of priorities toward stimulating the economy by improving outdoor recreation opportunities and infrastructure. The list includes ideas such as establishing a town square on Main Street, improved signage that includes Tlingit words and place names, a ski lift, a recreation […]
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Assembly Briefs
Mayor Douglas Olerud will compose a letter pending assembly approval that will be sent to Gov. Michael Dunleavy with questions about the state’s plan to potentially build a ferry terminal at Cascade Point. The Alaska Department of Transportation issued a memorandum of understanding with Goldbelt in March for the Alaska Native corporation to evaluate feasibility […]
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Assembly Briefs
Borough discusses AIDEA support for Lutak Dock Haines Borough department heads met Aug. 27 with representatives from the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) to discuss Lutak Dock repair needs. AIDEA is a state-funded entity with a stated mission of diversifying the Alaska economy and creating jobs “by facilitating the financing of industrial, manufacturing and energy facilities, infrastructure, […]
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Sawmill property auction postponed
A public foreclosure auction of 24 acres of former Chilkoot Lumber Company land adjacent to a 530-foot dock was postponed this week following a temporary restraining order. The outcry auction was scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, March 17 on the steps of the Dimond Courthouse on Fourth Street in Juneau. The auction notice cites $12 […]
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Ore trucks in our future?
Dear Haines, I hear you are building a new dock facility at your commercial port at Lutak Inlet. Sounds like the dock is going to be much bigger than a town of less than 2,000 souls could ever need. Why does a town need such an over expanded industrial facility? Do you have other plans that you […]
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Skagway assembly okays agreement to ship ore with Yukon
The Skagway Borough Assembly unanimously rejected two proposals from Harold Jahn’s Prosperity Investments Alaska to decommission the municipality’s ore loader and dredge its harbor near the municipality’s ore terminal. The proposals drew attention from the Chilkat Valley when Jahn indicated that Haines might be a potential destination for the equipment. Skagway assembly members and Mayor Andrew Cremata […]