Investors that choose to spend their capital gains in Haines stand to reap significant tax breaks, while also potentially benefitting the Haines community, based on incentives offered by the federal Opportunity Zone Project. In 2018, U.S. Congress established the program as an investment tool for low-income and rural communities nationally as a way to drive […]
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KHNS receives borough funding The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $20,000 allocation Thursday to KHNS in the wake of stripped state funding. Last month, KHNS station manager Kay Clements requested the money from the assembly after Gov. Mike Dunleavy eliminated public radio funding, which amounted to about $75,000 for KHNS. To compensate for cuts, the department […]
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Decades-old fuel spill surfaces in Chilkat River a slough near 15 Mile
Contaminated groundwater from a 51-year-old fuel spill at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway appears to be leaching into the Chilkat River slough, raising concerns about environmental damage. The source of the contaminants was the 626-mile-long Haines-Fairbanks pipeline, used in the middle of the century to transport fuel from the Lutak Tank Farm to military installations in Interior Alaska. A 1968 […]
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Boroughwide policing back on the table
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to advance a charter amendment that would again put the question of boroughwide policing on the October ballot. The ordinance would amend the charter to make it legal for police to respond to calls for help from Lutak, Mud Bay, and the Haines Highway- a job they’ve already been doing in cases […]
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Decades-old fuel spill surfaces in Chilkat River at slough near 15 Mile
Contaminated groundwater from a 51-year-old fuel spill at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway appears to be leaching into the Chilkat River slough, raising concerns about environmental damage. The source of the contaminants was the 626-mile-long Haines-Fairbanks pipeline, used in the middle of the century to transport fuel from the Lutak Tank Farm to military installations in Interior Alaska. A 1968 […]
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Shoppers to enjoy sales tax free day
On Oct. 19 and March 2, Haines residents will be excused from paying 5.5% sales tax at local and online retail stores that choose to participate. Last week, the assembly unanimously passed a resolution initiating two sales-tax-free days, as recommended by “By Haines,” a Haines Economic Development Corporation and chamber of commerce buy local campaign. […]
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Thanks for 4th of July donations
On behalf of the Klukwan Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp #8, I would like to say aatlein gunalchéesh (a big thank you) to those who volunteered and donated food items to our 4th of July fundraiser: Jami Campbell, Linda and Jack Strong, Lani and Jones Hotch Jr., Douglas Adams, Mary Jane Valentine, Kathryn Carl, Justina Starzynski, Zayla Asquith-Heinz, Denise and […]
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Hammer Museum thanks supporters
After a very successful Fourth of July, the Hammer Museum would like to thank everyone who came out and helped make the nail driving and spike pounding event so much fun. A big thank you to our sponsors, Miles Furniture, Alaska Sport Shop, Lutak Lumber and Haines True Value Home Center for providing the rewards for the […]
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Chief Scott up for reappointment
by Jenna Kunze The Public Safety Commission this week recommended the borough manager reappoint police chief Heath Scott, whose three-year contract will expire July 20. “I proposed to my boss that I’d be happy to sign a five-year contract,” Scott told the commission on July 8. “Provided discussion go well in those areas I’ve asked […]