Advances in the arts and public projects marked much of the news in 2016, and combined, for some novel exchanges. At a Sept. 8 Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting dominated by critics of the proposed harbor expansion project, commission chair Rob Goldberg suggested a 630-foot steel wall breakwater planned for Portage Cove might someday be an attraction. […]
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Assembly sets priorities at retreat
The Haines Borough Assembly met on Dec. 11 for a four-hour retreat at the public library to outline what members believed were their biggest priorities. Crafting a workable budget for the upcoming fiscal year and better assembly member communication – with both the public and each other – topped their ranking. Haines Mayor Jan Hill also took part in the […]
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Manager Seward fired with 4-2 vote
After only six months on the job, Manager Bill Seward was terminated Wednesday night by the borough assembly following an emotionally-wracked evening in which a tearful Mayor Jan Hill accused the panel of being “axe hurlers.” The abrupt dismissal came after complaints that Seward suffered ongoing personnel issues with his borough staff and initiated numerous actions without assembly […]
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Trooper director: Haines post next in line to be cut
Alaska Department of Public Safety Col. James Cockrell warned last week that if his agency suffered continued budget cuts, Haines will be the next rural community in the state to lose its state trooper. “If we get any more cuts in our resources, Haines will be the first post we close,” he said. Haines Borough last […]
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Assembly delays action on heliski map expansion
In the face of two appeals citing conflicts of interest, the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday voted unanimously to delay the controversial process of redrawing recreational helicopter flight and landing paths until next summer. A newly-formed advisory panel will have more data on the plan’s effects on mountain goats and denning grizzly bears and have time to review […]
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Becky’s Place: Nonprofit offers shelter to abused
Jackie Mazeikas remembers walking around Haines, questioning people about something nobody here wanted to talk about. Women were being assaulted and sexually abused by husbands, boyfriends and fathers who lived and worked and shopped here, who walked around smiling and laughing; their friends and neighbors unaware of what went on at home. The town, she […]
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Assembly members dig into how to fix budget
Amid another troubled season of state budget slashing, the Haines Borough Assembly held a sometimes-tense workshop Monday night to target its budget priorities for the next fiscal year. Unlike years when Alaska oil was king and state money flowed, the fiscal forecast is ominous. “We’re going to have to redo the way we run our government,” said […]
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Weather closes borough offices
Slushy roads and driving rain Tuesday caused Haines to do something rare: roll up the slippery sidewalks, close borough offices, cancel all meetings and send everybody home. Borough manager Bill Seward sent an email to borough staff announcing that the borough offices would close at 1:30 p.m. “I ask all non-essential personnel to avoid traveling […]
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Vote reflected worry about harbor costs
The CVN reported that the reason I voted against awarding the harbor bid was concerns about its design and the process. That is partially true. But as I said at the meeting, my greatest concern is that I am not convinced that Haines can afford to complete, operate, maintain and replace the new harbor as […]
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Duly Noted
Deliah Kay Nash entered the world at Bartlett Hospital in Juneau at 4:18 a.m. on Nov. 1 to CaSandra Smith and Adrian Nash. Deliah weighed eight pounds and two ounces, and measured 20.5 inches. She joins four-year-old sister Mijah. Grandmother Nancy Nash arrived in Juneau just in time for the delivery of her third grandchild. Grandparents include Nancy’s husband Dwight Nash and Sally Garton […]