Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott said this week she’ll hold weekly meetings with the borough manager to ensure items don’t miss her attention. The Mayor sets meeting agendas, but neither she nor assembly members were notified of an August complaint and request for assembly action from the family of heli-skier killed during a tour here in March. The complaint instead […]
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Mayor, assembly not informed of request
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest on Wednesday cited a busy schedule for not informing Mayor Stephanie Scott or assembly members of a request for assembly action from the family of a dead heli-skier who claim a local guiding firm violated safety provisions of its borough-issued permit. The borough received about two dozen pages of information from Alex and Natalia Dodov […]
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Thanks for help with Mayor’s Cup event
The Haines Golf Association recently hosted the Mayor’s Cup 2012, which was a 24-person tourney versus Skagway in a Ryder Cup format, on Sunday, Aug. 26 at Valley of the Eagles golf course in Haines. We would like to thank the numerous businesses (too many to list here) that contributed food, prizes, and funds that helped make […]
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Mayor: Tow complaint a civil matter
Mayor Stephanie Scott said there doesn’t appear to be a remedy in Haines Borough code for addressing complaints of two visitors who said they were ripped off by a local tow company. Whitehorse resident Alexander Gubergrits and wife Galina Belokopitou, whose trailer became stuck in a Chilkoot Lake campsite, paid $780 for a pull out of the spot. Tow truck operator […]
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Mayor supports ILP process for Connelly
I’ve given a lot of thought to Goat Lake Hydro’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process (TLP) instead of the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP) for the Connelly Lake hydro project. I support the ILP and I support pursuing the project. In fact, because I support pursuing the project, I support the ILP. The ILP puts the […]
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Mayor thankful for help on junk cleanup
I would like to publicly thank everyone who participated in the recent Junk Car and Scrap Metal cleanup. As of last count, more than 400 cars and many tons of scrap metal have been removed from the Chilkat Valley. Special appreciation goes out to Theo Kennedy, Colton Baker of Channel Construction, Glory Tonsgard at Skookum […]
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Mayor seeks vote option to fill vacancies
The Haines Borough Assembly is advancing a question toward the fall ballot that would give members the option of calling a special election to fill vacated assembly seats. The assembly last week introduced an ordinance that would amend the borough charter to allow special elections for filling vacancies. Amending the charter would require a vote of the […]
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Mayor makes committee appointments
Mayor Stephanie Scott last month appointed residents to committees. Appointments included: Chilkat Center Advisory Board: Tara Bicknell and Kerry Cohen; Port and Harbor Advisory Committee: Fred Gray, Bart Henderson and Mike Mackowiak. Bicknell and Cohen will serve terms through November 2013, and the Port and Harbor Advisory Committee terms run through November 2014.
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Mayor alters process for funding requests
To avoid “awkward” requests for Haines Borough letters to support outside funding for local organizations, Mayor Stephanie Scott said she would now seek assembly approval before responding to those inquiries. Scott at an assembly meeting last month said the borough supported state funding for American Legion, Chilkat Valley Preschool, Haines Senior Center and Takshanuk Watershed Council projects to meet a […]
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Mayor lays down rules for meetings
Haines Borough meetings will get a new look – including increased opportunity for public comment and more assembly research in advance of meetings – under plans laid out by new Mayor Stephanie Scott at a work session with assembly members Nov. 3. A list of “housekeeping” issues addressed during the session ranged from reviewing the purpose and status of […]