The Haines Borough Assembly decided unanimously Tuesday to give ad hoc advisory committees clearer direction by formalizing them through resolutions. The assembly will need to pass a resolution for each ad hoc group defining its purpose, timeline and goals. Unlike long-term advisory committees that deal with broad topics, like ports and harbors, ad hoc groups are formed […]
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Borough to ask state to conduct vehicle speed studies
Assembly rejects boat storage at harbor lot The borough assembly voted unanimously to ask the Alaska Department of Transportation and Alaska State Troopers to initiate speed studies on two sections of state-owned roads after Cathedral View Drive residents petitioned the assembly to lower speed limits near their neighborhood. Two residents asked the borough to address […]
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Haines route added to new digital cargo network
A new digital cargo network expanded in recent months and now is working with a freight company that’s planning service to Haines. The network was created by OpenTug, a Seattle-based startup created in 2019 by two recent college graduates. They are seeking to lower shipping costs by consolidating cargo in Southeast Alaska and simplifying the […]
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Duly Noted
Stevie Lynn Young was born to Carlee Heinmiller Young and Will Young at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 16 in Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo. Stevie weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz., and measured 20 inches. Grandmom Judy Erekson was on hand for the birth and said Carlee was a “birthing rock star,” delivering Stevie less than two hours after arriving at […]
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Tell the assembly to keep the pool open
On June 22, 1974, the entire Sullivan family – parents Patrick and Mary Lou and children Shaun, 13, Nyla, 12, Desiree, 10, Harlan, 9 and Corbet, 5 – died after their small boat overturned in Lutak Inlet. None could swim. The tragedy launched a town-wide effort to open a year-round swimming pool in Haines. The pool opened […]
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PC recommends commercial events in Mud Bay as conditional use
The Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended to the borough assembly that commercial events be allowed as a permitted activity in the Mud Bay zone—a decision made after more than 100 Mud Bay residents signed a petition submitted in October asking commercial events to be prohibited in their rural residential neighborhood. In March, the commission was united in […]
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Duly Noted
Stevie Lynn Young was born to Carlee Heinmiller Young and Will Young at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, April 16 in Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo. Stevie weighed 6 lbs., 13 ozs. and measured 20 inches. Grandmom Judy Erekson was on hand for the birth and said Carlee was a “birthing rock star,” delivering Stevie […]
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Details from decades-old U.S. census give glimpse of local history
Full details from the 1950 U.S. Census were released earlier this month, intriguing historians from around the country and providing a snapshot of the people who called the Chilkat Valley home more than seven decades ago. While the federal government makes public population statistics and demographic data upon completion of each decennial census, the specifics […]
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Concerned about ore trucks
I am very concerned about the potential detrimental effect that heavy ore-bearing traffic would have on Haines. It would threaten air and water quality standards, fishing in Lutak Inlet, and adversely impact the traveling public at the Haines terminal. Improvements to borough docking facilities should continue to focus on Alaska Marine Lines/Lyndon Transport services, be compatible with […]
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To build public trust, we must do better
The process for the Lutak Dock rehabilitation is severely flawed. From the last three public meetings on the topic, it appears that a minority group of residents is steering this process and overly influencing our local government. I applaud assembly members Huling and Schnabel for listening and taking actions to respond to the majority of residents who […]