Amid another troubled season of state budget slashing, the Haines Borough Assembly held a sometimes-tense workshop Monday night to target its budget priorities for the next fiscal year. Unlike years when Alaska oil was king and state money flowed, the fiscal forecast is ominous. “We’re going to have to redo the way we run our government,” said […]
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Assembly to take up budget Monday
The Haines Borough Assembly will start discussing its budget priorities for next fiscal year at a workshop Monday. Subjects will likely include staffing, police protection, where to find money for fixing Lutak Dock, taking care of the Portage Cove Harbor, and routine road and sewer maintenance. Borough manager Bill Seward has until April 1 to submit his proposed fiscal […]
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Police report
Monday, Aug. 13 A caller complained that a bear tipped over a dumpster at a food stand near Second Avenue and Willard Street at 11:30 p.m. In an earlier call, a person reported a bear getting into trash at the same address. A caller complained about three skateboarders in the road by the post office, […]
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Monday, June 8 A Mud Bay Road resident reported people in the area have been constantly running chainsaws and power tools at 5:45 a.m. An officer contacted the workers to remind them of borough and state noise ordinances. A Small Tracts Road resident reported a 450-pound brown bear in his backyard harassing his dogs. Police […]
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Police Report
Sunday, Jan. 26 A handheld radio belonging to the fire department was found on FAA Road. It was returned. Saturday, Jan. 25 An officer helped a woman whose 3-year-old had locked her out of a Muncaster Road house. A 16-year-old became lost while hiking on the Mount Riley trail. Dispatch advised troopers, who initiated a […]
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Police report
Monday, June 1 A caller reported a scooter parked in a bus parking area on Third Avenue. When police responded, the scooter was gone. Police mediated a domestic dispute with citizens who came to the station. A caller reported a Young Road residence had been burglarized. The burglar cooked food in the house and drank […]
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Planners uphold decision on harbor
The Haines Borough Planning Commission last week upheld a land use permit for the harbor expansion, but one appellant said he’ll appeal that decision, this time to the borough assembly. Paul Nelson, one of three Haines residents to challenge borough manager Bill Seward’s decision to issue the permit, said this week he would appeal again. “I understand […]
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Monday, April 29 A manhole cover was reported on the side of the Old Haines Highway near the post office. State road crews were advised. A person requested a welfare check for a man who didn’t appear for an appointment. Police determined the man was fine. A school bus driver reported two vehicles […]
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Name calling inappropriate and misleading
I was saddened to see — in an ad in last week’s CVN — the resurrection of the era of mudslinging toward Mud Bay folks. We, in Haines, have repeatedly insisted on civility in our public discourse — rejecting the use of generalized words of intolerance aimed at particular individuals and groups, as in the […]