A shakeup in leadership across government and business, a group of unsatisfied citizens who challenged the assembly and how to approach policing outside the townsite dominated the news this year. The first ripples of discontent occurred after the assembly rejected Diana Lapham’s application to sit on the Ports and Harbor Advisory committee. Don Turner and […]
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Police report
Tuesday, December 5 A caller reported a rock in the roadway at 5 Mile Lutak Road. The rock was moved. A caller reported an overdue school bus at 26 Mile Haines Highway. Police conducted a welfare check on a resident of FAA Road. Alcohol was involved. Thursday, December 7 A caller reported an unlicensed driver at 31 […]
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Police Report
Monday, March 24 Police cleared fallen rock from 1.5 Mile Lutak Road. Police helped a motorist with a dead battery near 3 Mile Lutak Road. An out-of-town caller asked police to conduct a welfare check on an elderly man who had not been answering his phone calls. Police said they had been in contact with the man […]
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Police Report
Monday, May 27 A caller reported finding a flower pot on the beach near the Port Chilkoot Dock. She called back and reported the pot was used to decorate the dock and she was returning it. A caller requested to speak with police regarding an ongoing issue with harbor users. Police made […]
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Duly Noted
Haines artists will be well represented at Juneau’s Dimond Park Aquatic Center. Husband and wife teams Donna Catotti and Rob Goldberg and John and Sharon Svenson are creating large pieces in the pool’s lobby and main viewing area. Donna and Rob worked together on sliding glass partition doors and windows that depict an underwater kelp forest, with a figure swimming among sea life. […]
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Assembly: University timber sale University timber sale
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to evaluate the borough’s legal options if the University of Alaska awards a timber sale contract in the Chilkat Peninsula because “the proposed University timber sale violates all existing provisions for commercial use in the Mud Bay rural residential zone as well as the purpose and intent of that code.” Assembly member Stephanie […]
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Assembly: University timber sale violates Mud Bay code
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to evaluate the borough’s legal options if the University of Alaska awards a timber sale contract in the Chilkat Peninsula because “the proposed University timber sale violates all existing provisions for commercial use in the Mud Bay rural residential zone as well as the purpose and intent of that code.” Assembly member Stephanie […]
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Police Report
Monday, May 20 Fire personnel responded to a report of noxious fumes coming from a burn barrel in the Sawmill Road area, but did not find a violation. Police investigated a tip that someone was growing marijuana in the Mud Bay Road area. The homeowner gave permission for police to search the house and officers […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, October 3 An alarm was activated at a Main Street business and was determined to be false. HVFD responded to an unattended burn pile on Helms Loop and extinguished it. Wednesday, October 4 A citizen reported littering on Union Street. A pair of glasses was found at Second Ave. and Haines Highway and placed […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, October 3 An alarm was activated at a Main Street business and was determined to be false. HVFD responded to an unattended burn pile on Helms Loop and extinguished it. Wednesday, October 4 A citizen reported littering on Union Street. A pair of glasses was found at Second Ave. and Haines Highway and placed […]