A vote to measure demand for a community recreation center could join a potentially crowded ballot in October, but a decision on the future of the building targeted to house the facility might not wait that long. Steve Vick of the Haines Borough Assembly requested for a community center feasibility study to be a discussion item at the […]
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Lemcke steps in as interim public facilities director
Brian Lemcke, the Haines Borough’s new interim director of public facilities, said his first few days on the job have shown “there’s actually a lot going on in this little town.” “I’ve been looking at everything from changing door locks to making sure fire hydrants are hooked up right,” said Lemcke, a former city councilor […]
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Harbor grapples with confusing fuel prices
By Margaret Friedenauer Haines and Skagway – only 13 miles of water separate the two towns, but they are a world apart in gas prices. Or are they? Rumor on the street – and the docks – is that Skagway harbor has been offering much cheaper diesel and gas prices than Haines during the height […]
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Next ATV ordinance hearing delayed
The second public hearing for an ordinance to permit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on borough streets and roads has been set for Tuesday, July 26, to allow extra time for rewording. “I think that clarity is really important in an ordinance like this, to make it as user-friendly as possible for the people who […]
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Hartman only applicant for rec board; borough still seeking applications
Applications for the Haines Borough’s revived, seven-member Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee are still being accepted, after only one resident applied by an initial June 21 deadline. Dr. Marnie Hartman, a physical therapist who has led the nonprofit Well and Fit Community Council’s efforts to promote a Haines recreation center, was the lone applicant as […]
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Assembly to take up Maynard’s grievances
The Haines Borough Assembly following an executive session Tuesday tentatively set a personnel grievance hearing for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, that departing facilities director Brad Maynard said will discuss grievances he filed against borough administration. Tuesday’s agenda said the executive session would address a confidential personnel matter that included an employee request for a hearing before […]
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Haines, Klukwan spared in vetoes; Road work, heritage center get go-ahead
Haines and Klukwan capital projects survived Gov. Sean Parnell’s veto pen on Wednesday, netting the area nearly $9 million in funds. Projects that received Parnell’s support include $4.5 million for rehabilitation for borough roads, $1 million for a Chilkoot River bear-viewing platform and more than $3 million for the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center in Klukwan. “It’s […]
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Independent tour operators moved off dock; Draft plan changed to offer space at visitor’s center
By Margaret Friedenauer Local independent tour operators are no longer allowed at the Port Chilkoot Dock to sell to cruise ship passengers in a change to a new draft operating plan for the dock. The operators may now set up and sell in front of the visitor’s center on Second Avenue. But some tour operators […]
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ATV ordinance takes shape
By Krista Kielsmeier The Haines Borough Assembly on June 14 introduced an ordinance that would permit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on borough streets and roads. The ordinance sets a speed limit of 25 miles per hour for ATVs and is scheduled for a first public hearing Tuesday in the assembly chambers. Under the ordinance, each borough-permitted […]
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Borough approves cruise study
The McDowell Group of Juneau will conduct a $19,900 Haines cruise passenger study this summer. The Haines Borough Assembly on June 14 approved the contract in a 4-1 vote, with member Scott Rossman opposed. He questioned whether the study would be “another survey to spend money, so that the McDowell Group can make money.” “In order to […]