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 […]
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Assembly Briefs
The next phase of the Lutak Dock progressive design-build replacement project was approved unanimously by the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday. Several residents expressed concern about the cost of the project and urged the assembly to not move forward with the decision. The borough’s boat harbor enterprise fund will source $2.4 million of the project. A federal grant from […]
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Ore dock developer eyes private property
A Canadian developer with a murky track record says he is eyeing Haines as the site of an ore terminal that would serve “several” Alaska and Yukon mines. Prosperity Investments, an Edmonton-based firm whose owner has a history of unfinished projects, has proposed to buy Skagway’s aging ore loader for $1, to dismantle and move […]
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Four Winds proposed as ski lift site
An informal group of residents pursuing a lift-assisted ski hill in the Chilkat Valley has identified what it considers a strong potential site: Four Winds Mountain, the 1,600-foot peak behind Mosquito Lake Community Center. Group member Thom Ely, a retired tour operator and long-time resident, broached the topic with residents of the highway neighborhood at […]
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Duly Noted
Kaitlin Podsiki and Bryan Combs were married Saturday, July 7 in Haines. Kaitlin was escorted down the aisle of the cruise ship dock by her father, Greg Podsiki, who held an umbrella over the bride. Family friend Robin Stickler married the couple. Their son, Colton Combs, 4, served as ring bearer and stood with his parents through the ceremony. Kaitlin’s parents are Greg and Teri […]