The U.S. Forest Service will demolish and rebuild the bridge at Excursion Inlet by Sept. 30. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced in a press release that the Forest Service recently sourced components for the new bridge and will soon barge them in to begin work. The Ocean Beauty cannery uses the bridge for accessing its […]
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Borough-wide police protection, a guide
At the Haines Borough Assembly‘s direction, borough staff have drafted an ordinance that creates and funds a borough wide “community safety service area.” The issue could go before the voters this October, pending assembly approval of the measure. The ordinance comes after a handful of meetings centered around a vacant Alaska State Trooper position the state […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, July 18 A citizen reported speeding vehicles near 10 Mile Lutak Road. A caller reported a lost wedding ring. A caller reported a lost set of keys on Small Tracts Road. Wednesday, July 19 A caller reported a misdirected tourist on Beach Road. Drugs were involved. A caller reported a bear on Deishu Drive. A minor […]
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Expanded police service still murky
A complex, borough-wide police service area draft ordinance might come before voters this October, but some residents and assembly members say it needs to be simplified and restructured. Since the Alaska State Troopers eliminated its trooper position from the borough last winter, the community has been discussing what presence the police should have outside city […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, July 11 A caller reported an abandoned vehicle in a public parking lot on Second Avenue. A caller reported a noise disturbance on First Avenue. Officers responded and made contact with the source. Wednesday, July 12 A caller reported a neighbor harassing people on Dalton Street. A caller reported heavy equipment speeding on Tower […]
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Police Report
Monday, July 27 A caller reported motorhomes were parked on the Haines Highway to view the fish wheels. Troopers were advised. A person reported a domestic dispute on Fourth Avenue. Police responded and found the dispute was over ownership of a dog. Police advised the parties to settle the issue through the court system. A […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, July 4 A birth certificate found on Fourth Avenue was turned in to police. The owner was notified. A caller reported juveniles jumping off the Port Chilkoot dock. Officers made contacts with the individuals. A 36-year-old man was arrested for driving while intoxicated at 3 Mile Lutak Road and transported to the Haines jail. A dog […]
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Big guns complicated riverside dispute
The dispute over property rights versus subsistence use in Lutak Inlet has been resolved by the courts, yet it has led to a severe financial penalty for the losing party. If it remained in the hands of the local people involved, it might not have been so costly. The area by the mouth of the Chilkoot River […]
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Thanks for hammerers, spike drivers
The Hammer Museum’s annual Fourth of July spike-driving and nail-pounding competitions were a big success this year. Thirty-two men and women stepped up to the spike, and like the Gandy-dancers of the past, each drove home an authentic piece of railroad steel. Haines’ Jason Verhamme won the men’s division and local kneader Josie Allen, the […]
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Assembly favors taking ownership of bridge
The Haines Borough Assembly expressed support for taking over ownership and maintenance of a new bridge at Excursion Inlet to be built by the U.S. Forest Service. Borough manager Debra Schnabel said the federal agency proposed the borough take ownership of a new, $700,000 structure that will cross South Creek and the right-of-way beneath it. It will replace a […]