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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Two manager candidates withdraw, 2 added for interview
Two finalists for the Haines Borough manager position have withdrawn their candidacies, including Dennis Koenig, the La Jara, Colo., city manager who came under fierce public scrutiny when community members were made aware of crass posts Koenig made on a public social media page. Finalist Ken Decker, county administrator of Caroline County, Md., also withdrew from […]
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Code commission a reasonable solution
I find it interesting that our Mayor who referred to the community as the most “hateful and vindictive” she had ever seen during her lifetime chooses to turn down the call for a Code Revision Commission, instead tasking an overworked committee to do the job, basically saying “if they ever get a chance, they will do it.” […]
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Assembly OKs plan for harbor on 4-2 vote
Reflecting a continued division on the topic, the Haines Borough Assembly this week voted 4-2 to approve the Small Boat Harbor expansion project’s 95 percent design documents. The project includes unofficial plans to demolish Lookout Park and eventually rebuild it on the southeast corner of a planned parking lot. Members Tresham Gregg and George Campbell were opposed. […]
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Leaders grapple with offenses ordinance
A day after an ad hoc committee recommended the creation of an independent code commission to sift through the hundreds of violations outlined in the controversial minor offenses law, Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill unilaterally declared the issue would go instead to the Government Affairs and Services Committee. The ad hoc Minor Offenses Committee on Monday recommended creation of […]
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Action delayed on commercial trailer committee
Three months after the Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended Mayor Jan Hill appoint a committee to dig into the issue of commercial trailers, the group has yet to be formed. At its December meeting, commission chair Rob Goldberg raised the issue because of the recent proliferation of trailers and the lack of guidance on how to properly permit or otherwise […]