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Assembly defeats attempt to terminate lobbyist contract
A Haines Borough Assembly member on Tuesday made a move to terminate Bill Thomas’s lobbyist contract, but other members weren’t on board with the plan. Assembly member Ron Jackson wanted to direct interim manager Brad Ryan to work with the borough attorney to clarify the $45,000 contract’s termination clause and, if possible, end the contract effective June […]
End draws near for ‘The Swamp’
A Haines Borough Assembly member on Tuesday made a move to terminate Bill Thomas’s lobbyist contract, but other members weren’t on board with the plan. Assembly member Ron Jackson wanted to direct interim manager Brad Ryan to work with the borough attorney to clarify the $45,000 contract’s termination clause and, if possible, end the contract effective June […]
Police chief hire in the works
By Karen Garcia Haines Borough interim manager Brad Ryan has offered the police chief position to one of the three candidates who visited town last weekend, but he won’t say which one. Ryan said Wednesday he was in negotiations with “a police chief” to reach an agreement, but refused to say if it was Heath […]
Duly Noted
By Karen Garcia Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill recently honored water/sewer operator Scott Bradford for receiving the Small Wastewater System Operator of the Year Award from the Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association. The statewide award was voted on by Bradford’s peers and professional associates. Bradford also won the AWWMA’s Small Water System Operator of the […]
Assemblyman’s absences at issue
The Haines Borough administration is grappling with how to deal with complaints about assembly member George Campbell’s continued physical absence from meetings. About a month ago, Campbell took a job with Harris Air in Sitka. Before that, he worked briefly for Guardian Flight out of Kotzebue. As a result, Campbell has been out of town for large […]
Meet police chief, manager candidates
It’s a big weekend for the Haines Borough, with candidates for two of the municipality’s top jobs coming to town for closed-door interviews with assembly members and an hour-long meet-and-greet with residents. Members of the public can mingle with manager and police chief candidates from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at the public library. Interim manager […]
Wellness Center opens; donor Harrell honored
When you go to the dentist at the new SEARHC clinic, you’ll be able to see your sore tooth live on TV. An oral display filmed with a pen-sized camera was one of the features highlighted during Saturday’s open house of the Haines Wellness Center on the ground floor of the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village. Dr. […]
Guns drawn: Cops give account of Small Tracts run-in
A Haines Borough police officer who allegedly drew his gun on a resident last week said he was responding to coming around a house and seeing a pistol “stick straight out and fire.” Officer Brayton Long and Alaska State Trooper Drew Neason responded at 4:30 p.m. April 26 to a 911 call reporting gunshots at 1266 Small […]
Thomas claims role in saving sewer funds
The Haines Borough Assembly received an update from lobbyist Bill Thomas last week, and interim manager Brad Ryan has included funding for the position in the upcoming year’s budget. But whether Thomas’s $45,000 presence in Juneau saw any real return for the municipality is still a matter for debate. The main gist of Thomas’s nearly half-hour update was, “There’s […]