About 20 people attended a May 18 meeting to support Haines Borough acquisition of Picture Point, and several called for the borough assembly to speed up its timeline for making a decision on the purchase. “I read the crowd as very aggressive, wanting the borough to purchase the property with its own money or to develop other […]
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Open seat may go to appointee
Haines Borough attorney Brooks Chandler has recommended Greg Goodman’s vacated borough assembly seat be filled by appointment until the October municipal election. Karen Hess, who successfully challenged Goodman’s candidacy, said this week she still wants the seat. Juneau Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg last week ruled Goodman did not meet borough residency requirements when he was […]
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Borough to adopt sprinkler allowance
Metered residential water customers could apply for a Haines Borough summertime sprinkler allowance following adoption of an ordinance set for a second public hearing Tuesday. Under the sprinkler allowance, amounts of use in excess of 4,000 gallons per month per unit between June 1 and Aug. 31 will charged at fifty percent of the metered usage. The […]
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Recreation group to reorganize; Members quit in 2008, citing lack of effectiveness
The Haines Borough Assembly on May 10 advanced an ordinance that would form an advisory committee for parks and recreation programs, resurrecting a group that went dormant in 2008. The ordinance would re-establish the borough’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board as a committee, with more limited powers, and is scheduled for a second public hearing on Tuesday. […]
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Borough discusses taxi insurance
A Haines Borough requirement of $500,000 general liability insurance for commercial passenger vehicles is tied to the costs of medevac emergencies, borough manager Mark Earnest said at a Haines Borough Assembly commerce committee meeting last week. The committee on May 10 looked at insurance costs for taxi services in the borough, following a request from resident Ned Rozbicki. The borough’s $500,000 […]
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Court: Goodman out, hold new vote
Greg Goodman has lost his seat on the Haines Borough Assembly following an appeal from write-in candidate Karen Hess, according to a posting Wednesday at the Juneau Superior Court website. A Wednesday docket entry at http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov said “the position of Haines Borough Assembly member for Seat ‘E’ is declared vacant” and “the Assembly is ordered to call another election.” When contacted […]
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Legislature OKs $300K for valley
Pending approval by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, the Haines Borough will receive nearly $300,000 more in operating funds from the Alaska Legislature than it has budgeted for the coming fiscal year. About $100,000 of the total will go to Haines School. The increase in school funding is Haines’ share of an additional $20 million allocated for schools […]
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Borough to add utility job; discuss donations
The Haines Borough will be adding a new, full-time employee to be split between the borough’s water and sewer departments at a cost of $53,540, including benefits. At a budget committee meeting May 3, Haines Borough Assembly member Greg Goodman asked why additional staff was necessary. “We’re barely able to get the proper testing and requirements just to stay […]
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Assembly votes 4-2 for new signs
Haines Borough Assembly member Scott Rossman on April 26 again voiced his disapproval of awarding a contract to an out-of-town business for Haines signage. “I went through my whole spiel when this whole sign thing came up about how much money we’re spending on signs,” Rossman said. “I guess I don’t have a problem spending money […]
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Assembly OKs hike in wharfage rates; Fast ferry docking fee approved
Following a fourth public hearing on increasing rates for using Lutak Dock, the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday adopted the ordinance without discussing member Scott Rossman’s proposal to freeze rates at 2011 levels. “I could maybe choke down this 2011 increase, but why do we have to do this immediate ramp-up for the next five years?” Rossman asked. “I […]