Concerned about increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic and human-bear encounters in the Chilkoot Corridor, Lutak Spur Road resident Richard Buck asked the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) to consider making a recommendation to the borough assembly to hire bear monitors. “There’s a tremendous amount of traffic,” Buck said during a Sept. 29 TAB meeting. “It seems to […]
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The dock’s a strategic asset
That we have candidates running for assembly who do not support the Lutak Dock repair, I find appalling. Are we to tell Lisa Murkowski that we can’t use those $20 million now, that we need another four years to talk about it? The Army didn’t build the dock so Haines could get groceries. They found it to […]
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Assembly approves contract with Turnagain Marine Construction
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a contract of up to $310,000 with Turnagain Marine Construction—the contractor who will begin a progressive design-build process for the Lutak Dock reconstruction. The vote allows Turnagain to begin conducting geotechnical studies as it begins to design the Lutak Dock reconstruction project. A town hall is scheduled for Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the […]
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Candidates answer final round of questions at chamber forum
Haines Borough Assembly candidates answered questions about increasing commerce, promoting civility and how to best represent constituents at the Haines Chamber of Commerce candidate forum last week. Chamber president Wendell Herran led the forum at the Aspen on Wednesday, Sept. 21. When asked what role the assembly could play for increasing commercial activity in the […]
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Six Candidates Running for Assembly
The following is a condensed version of CVN interviews with candidates for Haines Borough Assembly: Ben Aultman-Moore, 30, Eric Holle, 72, Margarette Jones, 27, Bill Jurewitz, 76, Jerry Lapp, 73, and Gabe Thomas, 43. The six candidates are running for three open seats. Election day is Tuesday, Oct. 4. Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at […]
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Candidates deviate on dock, agree on sales tax at debate
The future of the Lutak Dock, the borough’s role in solid waste management and changes to tax code dominated discussion at a Sept. 15 debate among the six candidates for Haines Borough Assembly. Candidates largely agreed on a number of points, including the need to do more to address a housing shortage, to consider exempting groceries from sales […]
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Six Candidates Running for Assembly
Six candidates, Caitie Kirby, Helen Alten, Jerry Lapp, Cheryl Stickler, Brenda Josephson and Carol Tuynman are running for two three-year seats and two one-year seats in the general election. The polls open at 7 a.m. on Oct. 6 and will close at 8 p.m. on the same day. Voting is available in precinct one at the […]
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Please don’t steal our speed limit sign
Recently the speed limit on Front Street changed from 25 mph to 20 mph. This change corrects the previously mismatched directional speeds. Now, from Main Street to Lutak Road, Front Street in both directions has a speed limit of 20 mph; no part of it is 25. Unfortunately someone has already stolen the new sign. However, the […]
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Vote to contract Turnagain for dock project delayed
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to schedule a special meeting to discuss the approval of a contract with Turnagain Marine after Lynn Canal Conservation (LCC) and many of its members accused borough staff of promoting a new dock design outside of the public process. Mayor Douglas Olerud requested that the assembly schedule the special meeting. “Reading the comments […]