The Haines Borough Assembly narrowly approved introducing two ordinances for public hearings that, if advanced, would allow voters to decide whether or not they want to expand police services beyond the townsite. But which one voters will decide is drumming up debate reminiscent of consolidation. One ordinance would allow voters who live outside the townsite service area […]
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Police Blotter
Tuesday, July 10 Haines harbormaster assisted a fishing vessel that was adrift at Battery Point. A caller reported a bear attractant in the area at 5 Mile Lutak Road. A caller reported their vehicle was disabled on Mud Bay Road. Haines Volunteer Fire Department went out on a service call. A caller reported several illegally parked vehicles […]
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Manager proposes new police service area ballot measure
Haines Highway, Mud Bay and Lutak residents might have the opportunity to vote whether or not they want to pay for a new police service area should the borough assembly approve a ballot measure drafted by borough manager Debra Schnabel. The assembly discussed in a special meeting Tuesday an “On-Call Police Service Area” that, according to the draft […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, July 3 A caller reported a bear damaged a vehicle on Young Road. A caller reported a vehicle backed into their parked vehicle on Lutak Road. A caller reported a minor vehicle accident on Fort Seward Drive. A caller reported someone playing loud music on Mud Bay Road. An officer made contact with a suspicious person […]
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Police Report
Monday, June 23 Police initiated a case involving a resident who appeared to be conducting commercial tours without a permit or license. Police initiated a case for trespassing and the theft of fill from a property in the Skyline Estates area. A tsunami warning was received for the Alaska coastline following an 8.0 […]
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Muddy and happy, thanks for volleyball
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the return of a successful mud volleyball tournament on July 4! Special thanks to the Southeast Alaska State Fair for allowing us to borrow the sand volleyball net. Thanks to the Haines Volunteer Fire Department and chief Al Giddings for making sure the mud was wet and goopy, […]
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Driving success on the Fourth of July
The Hammer Museum’s annual 4th of July Spike Driving and Nail Pounding competitions were a big success this year. Over 60 men and women stepped up to the spike and like the section hands of past, each drove home an authentic piece of railroad steel. Haines’ Wesley Verhamme won the men’s division and Lily Ford, […]
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Duly Noted
Brian and Jacqui Clay of Haines are proud grandparents. McKinley Grace Elizabeth Jones was born 8:11 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Parents are Samantha Clay and Nathan Jones of Haines. Six Haines High School graduates were among the graduates of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., last weekend. Ryan […]
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Bear knocks out phone and internet
A couple dozen phone and internet customers lost service for about 24 hours last week when a bear decided to play with a few of Alaska Power and Telephone Co.’s fiber optic boxes along Lutak Road. “The bear is just a giant squirrel,” said Bruce Messerschmidt, AP&T’s general manager for telecom operations, based in Juneau. “If there […]
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State awaits risk assessment of tank farm contamination
The state anticipates receiving a work plan this year for how the Army will measure and judge the risks from contamination remaining at the site of the former military fuel tank depot near Tanani Point on Lutak Road. “A risk assessment is a series of calculations,” said Anne Marie Palmieri, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation project manager. […]