As Haines Borough harbormaster for more than a year, Ed Barrett said he’s never been physically hurt during a dispute, but he has “heard some very colorful things.” The boat harbor advisory committee over the past two years has fleshed out the details of a 22-page ordinance to clarify governance of borough port and harbor facilities. One […]
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Ordinance aims to keep peace at boat harbor
As Haines Borough harbormaster for more than a year, Ed Barrett said he’s never been physically hurt during a dispute, but he has “heard some very colorful things.” The boat harbor advisory committee over the past two years has fleshed out the details of a 22-page ordinance to clarify governance of borough port and harbor facilities. One […]
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School board, assembly talk budget hopes
The Haines Borough Assembly and Haines Borough school board held a joint meeting Tuesday night and together emphasized what was of no surprise to anyone in the room: neither entity is expecting a budget surplus next year. The borough and school board meet jointly once a year, usually in late spring and after the borough budget has gone through much of its […]
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Borough’s quick response noted
It seems that in the national press it is newsworthy when government messes up, but not so much when government works well. That is why I feel the need to publicly commend the borough government with regards to their handling of the earth movement below Oceanview Drive. They did an excellent job of handling the […]
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Ground slump still vexing
Sub-surface movement continues in the Oceanview Drive and Lutak Road area, prompting the Haines Borough late last week to implement its emergency response plan and causing one family to voluntarily move out of their shifting home. A “command center” was set up in public facilities director Brian Lemcke’s office on Jan. 19 and local disaster response planner Roc Ahrens […]
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Permit for 26 Mile heliport struck down
The Haines Borough Planning Commission last week in a 3-3 vote denied a company’s request for a permit to use a 26 Mile heliport for commercial helicopter skiing. Commissioners Andy Hedden, Roger Maynard and Donnie Turner on Jan. 19 supported the conditional use permit for Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA). Rob Goldberg, Danny Gonce and Lee Heinmiller were opposed, […]
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Assembly wants more Chilkat Center options
The Haines Borough Assembly this week directed manager Mark Earnest to provide a report outlining options for maintenance and ownership of the Chilkat Center. “This is a facility that is in need of a solution and has been asking for that solution for a long time,” said assemblyman Steve Vick. “This information is what we’d need in order to come […]
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Ground shift threatens roads, homes
In what Haines Borough officials are calling “significant ground failure” cracks and heaves have recently and suddenly appeared along Oceanview Drive and Lutak Road, the main route for travelers Alaska Marine Ferry Terminal to Haines and beyond. Borough and state engineers and geologists arrived in Haines on Wednesday to assess the ground cracks, surface ruptures, lateral spreading and differential […]
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Borough manager’s contract extended
The Haines Borough Assembly approved an 18-month contract extension and 2 percent pay raise for borough manager Mark Earnest following an evaluation last week. “I’m very appreciative of the opportunity to continue serving the community and the borough, and I look forward to pushing the projects that we’ve got moving in the next year and a half,” Earnest said. […]
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GPS data a trade secret? Heli-ski companies want coordinates to be confidential
The Haines Borough Assembly in a 4-2 vote Tuesday introduced an ordinance that would make global positioning system data for helicopter skiing confidential. “The only thing about this ordinance is you have to be satisfied that the GPS data is indeed a trade secret, and the people who bear the burden of that proof are the operators […]