The rebuilt Port Chilkoot Dock will sit three to five feet lower in the water than the existing structure and will be supported by one-eighth as many pilings. Seattle-based construction firm Pacific Pile and Marine (PPM) will work 10 hours a day, seven days a week to replace most of the existing structure by next […]
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Commission: New manager should choose police chief
The Haines Borough Public Safety Commission doesn’t want Mark Earnest making the final decision on who gets the police chief job. The commission voted unanimously Monday to recommend the assembly postpone hiring a new police chief until Earnest’s replacement arrives. It also recommended keeping Simon Ford as interim chief in the meantime. Commission chair Jim Stanford said the decision […]
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Cozzi elevated to interim manager
Clerk Julie Cozzi will take the helm of the Haines Borough for up to three months while the assembly looks for a new manager to replace Mark Earnest. The assembly approved Earnest’s transition plan Tuesday, which moves Cozzi into the manager role and deputy clerk Michelle Webb into the clerk position upon Earnest’s departure. His last day is […]
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Paper trail follows chief hopeful
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has shortlisted his favorite candidates for police chief from 16 to four, but at least one of them has encountered trouble in his former jobs. Steven Annetts of Pataskala, Ohio, made the shortlist, but Annetts left his previous job as police chief in Douglas, Wyo., under questionable circumstances. Earnest’s short […]
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Police chief job attracts 16 applicants
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest said he has received 16 applications for the police chief position following a second round of job advertisements and extension of the application deadline. The first round drew only four candidates, prompting extension of the deadline to Sept. 11, yielding an additional 12. “This is a good pool. We had good quality […]
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DOT OKs $90K for rail link study
The idea of a railway between Haines and Canada, a dream of some residents, has picked up some steam. The Haines Borough Tuesday directed manager Mark Earnest to negotiate a grant agreement with the Alaska Department of Transportation, which has offered up $87,000 to draft a study exploring the feasibility of building a railroad from Haines to Delta Junction. […]
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Required form on Lowe lagging
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest is nearly two months overdue in filing a required form to a statewide police oversight agency regarding the resignation of former police chief Gary Lowe. The Alaska Police Standards Council form requires the departing officer’s boss (Earnest) to answer four questions, including if the employee resigned in lieu of termination, if the employee […]
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Setbacks idea hits resistance
The Haines Borough Planning Commission is trying to put setback limits on development in general use zones, but some assembly members are skeptical about the ramifications of such a change. The commission is proposing any industrial development on general use land require a 50-foot setback from residential lots. The ordinance, if passed, would also require residences in […]
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No headhunting for manager job
The Haines Borough Assembly will not hire a headhunting firm to find the municipality’s next manager, but will instead conduct the hiring process itself. The assembly voted 5-0 Tuesday to move ahead with advertising the position without the assistance of an outside firm. Assembly member Debra Schnabel recused herself from voting as she intends to submit an application for […]
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School improvements won’t make fall ballot
Haines Borough voters won’t be deciding a $5 million bond for districtwide school improvements in the Oct. 1 election after all. At its Aug. 13 meeting, the assembly voted unanimously to indefinitely postpone an ordinance for the ballot measure. The postponement came at the request of borough manager Mark Earnest, who told assembly members the borough […]