The Haines Borough Assembly has advanced to a third public hearing an ordinance to clarify borough election procedures and candidate residency requirements. The next public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 14. Borough clerk Julie Cozzi on Nov. 30 explained a few of the revisions for the ordinance’s second public hearing. Cozzi said Deborah Vogt, an attorney […]
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Hess court hearing slated for Dec. 15
The Haines Borough Assembly at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6, will have a second executive session on a lawsuit filed in Superior Court that challenges Greg Goodman’s eligibility to serve on the assembly. The assembly went into executive session Tuesday to discuss the challenge from write-in candidate Karen Hess, who alleges that Goodman does not meet […]
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Energy commission future in limbo; Scott resigns
Stephanie Scott has resigned as the Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC) coordinator, but she still shows strong support for its mission. “I’m stepping aside so that somebody else can kind of take the lead here,” Scott said. “I think that it’s time for the borough itself to take the lead in this effort, and I think they […]
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Helicopter-ski committee takes up map, GPS issues
Mayor Jan Hill appointed two members of the Haines Borough’s heli-skiing work group to a map subcommittee at a Nov. 23 meeting, after discussion had shifted to global positioning system technology for monitoring helicopter flight paths. Hill instructed Sean Brownell of Alaska Heliskiing and resident Rob Goldberg to “try to incorporate some of the suggested new areas […]
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Group: New roof for Chilkat Center urgent
Members of the Chilkat Center Advisory Board want the Haines Borough Assembly to commit to upgrades for the facility that was the focus of a 2008 study that said needed improvements would cost about $4 million. “The roof has been needing serious attention for a number of years as has been officially pointed out in prior board […]
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Borough narrows tour job list
The Haines Borough will interview at least three of nine of the initial applicants for its tourism director job. Manager Mark Earnest completed the first phone interview before leaving town Nov. 12 for this week’s Alaska Municipal League conference in Juneau. “We’ve started interviews and I’ll schedule some more here, next week,” Earnest said. “We’re going through the interview […]
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Borough employees conserving energy? Assembly discusses if tips should be policies or guidelines
The Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC) has written an energy conservation guide for Haines Borough employees, but how the guide will be enforced still is up for discussion. “They’re all behavioral; there’s no money involved,” ESC coordinator Stephanie Scott said of the recommendations at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Haines Borough Assembly. “They’re just reminding people to turn off their […]
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Tour idea stymies assembly; Question is whether to place limits after permit denial
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 30, will hold a third public hearing for an ordinance that aims to limit repeat applications for commercial tour permits. “What we’re trying to get away from is having an application come before the assembly every assembly meeting, in theory, and just keep submitting and changing a few things and […]
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New start at heli-ski question; Mayor appoints 9-member panel
The Haines Borough’s new heli-skiing work group held its first meeting Tuesday, and members said they want to avoid the heated tone of previous discussions about the industry. “I think that this is a better way to resolve some of the issues than to try to do it through assembly meetings, where we’re way more […]
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Hess sues borough, Goodman
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest and assemblyman Greg Goodman have until Thanksgiving to respond to a lawsuit challenging Goodman’s election. Goodman’s opponent in the Oct. 5 municipal election, Karen Hess, filed suit in Superior Court Nov. 4 against the borough and Goodman, asserting that the assembly violated borough code by failing to investigate Goodman’s voter registration applications in […]