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 By Nakeshia Diop    News    September 21, 2023 

Morphet, Hill square off in mayoral race

This election season, there are two candidates running for mayor, Tom Morphet and Jan Hill. The two...

 

Morphet best bet to succeed Olerud

Electing Tom Morphet to be the next mayor is our best bet for maintaining the civility that Doug Olerud has brought to borough assembly meetings. Tom...

 

May Harbors meeting clarification

Maybe it depends on how one defines leadership and management. A lot can happen in committee meetings that has nothing to do with the direction of Bor...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    September 14, 2023

September 12 assembly briefs

Four recommendations from the Government Affairs and Services Committee to reform public advisory commissions were advanced for public hearing at the...

 

Meet the assembly candidates

Five candidates are vying for three seats on the assembly in the upcoming, Oct. 4 borough election. Early voting opens at the borough office on...

 

Planning commission candidate profiles

For the first time in Haines' history, the planning commission will be elected by the people...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    August 31, 2023

Residents fume over property tax assessments, plot fixes

Residents angry over sharp rises in some property tax assessments continue to scheme ways to undo...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    August 31, 2023

Assembly boosts pay for itself and mayor

The Haines Borough Assembly voted overwhelmingly to boost pay for itself and for the mayor at an...

 
 By Kim Rosado    Letters    August 31, 2023

Tax appeal instructions are faulty

Why does the Haines Borough instruct property owners to invest time and money into obtaining an appraisal if the Board of Equalization (BOE) is not...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    August 24, 2023

Candidates set for Oct. borough election

Former Mayor Jan Hill and newspaperman Tom Morphet will face off in the October mayoral election, and a slew of new candidates filed to run for open s...

 
 By Nakeshia Diop    News    August 17, 2023

Transportation Sec. Buttigieg makes historic visit to Haines

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got a taste of the challenges of traveling in Southeast A...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    August 17, 2023

Borough election deadline approaches, Morphet files for mayoral race

There are still plenty of open seats in the upcoming Haines Borough elections with just days to go...

 
 By Nakeshia Diop    News    August 10, 2023

14 seats open in October election, with few candidates so far

With 14 open seats, the upcoming general municipal election in Haines could be one of the most...

 

Borough needs to listen to appraisers for property taxes

Todd Winkel was spot on when he stated in a July 27 Letter to the Editor, “After watching the Board of Equalization (BOE) meeting July 20, it was...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    August 10, 2023

Assembly Briefs

In her borough manager’s report to the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday, Annette Kreitzer noted she’d sent a cease-and-desist letter to Southeast...

 

Appealing assessments feels rigged by board of equalization

After watching the Board of Equalization meeting July 20, it was apparent there is no way to successfully appeal your property assessment. One...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    July 20, 2023

$6 gas has motorists wondering why Haines is so expensive

Late last week, Steve Johnson, a tourist visiting Haines from Wisconsin, was grumbling about his...

 
 By Nakeshia Diop    News    July 20, 2023

28-foot-long potato heading to Skagway

If you’re in Skagway Saturday, keep your eyes peeled for a 28-foot-long, 10-foot-wide, and 11.5-foot-tall potato that will pass through town on the...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    July 13, 2023

Winter ferry schedule proposed

Haines would get ferry service between four and five times per week under a winter draft schedule by the Alaska Marine Highway System. Community leade...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    June 29, 2023

Gas, insurance, labor: Here's why Haines flights are so expensive

When Haines resident Greg Podsiki was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2020, doctors told him he wou...

 
 By Nakeshia Diop    News    June 29, 2023

Borough, DNR talk about state parks

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner John Boyle met with Haines Borough Manager...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    June 29, 2023

Tourism tax may lose designation

A proposal that would do away with restrictions on how two local sales taxes are spent could face voters in the fall. Currently, the Haines Borough le...

 

Chamber of Commerce farewell

By Andrew Letchworth To all of Haines, but especially the business community. You’ve probably heard I’m stepping down as the Haines Chamber of...

 

Badgley to serve as 4th of July Grand Marshall

Longtime Haines Borough fireman Al Badgley will serve as Grand Marshal of Tuesday’s Independence Day parade. Badgley started as a volunteer fireman...

 
 By Lex Treinen    News    June 22, 2023

Borough comprehensive plan get underway amid tensions

Work on Haines Borough's 10-year comprehensive plan got under way on Tuesday as tensions between...

 

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