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Public scrutinizes minor offense law
An ordinance establishing a minor offenses fee schedule has residents asking why many of the laws are even on the books, and why Haines Borough employees other than police officers should be authorized to enforce them. According to manager David Sosa, an Alaska Supreme Court ruling that became effective in April 2013 mandated that municipalities have a […]
Progress, setbacks for downtown effort
A little more than a year after a series of Chilkat Valley News articles put a spotlight on downtown decay, two shuttered buildings have re-opened, a new, 50-room hotel is operating and the Haines Brewing Company is constructing a new building on Main Street. But advocates of revitalizing the core this week said there’s still […]
Staff will align code, policy on agenda
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to have manager David Sosa and clerk Julie Cozzi ensure code and policy are aligned when it comes to how items get on the assembly’s agenda. The vote follows a recent presentation by resident Mike Denker to the Government Affairs and Services Committee, where Denker argued code and policy are in […]
Borough committee members needed
Residents are needed to fill 11 vacant seats on five of the Haines Borough’s advisory committees. Three seats are open on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, three on the Downtown Revitalization Committee, two on the Sheldon Museum Board of Trustees, two on the Riverview Drive Road Maintenance Service Area board and one on the […]
Exchange will feature modern-day trade goods: ‘Zamboni’ and sockeye
In what’s being described as a locally flavored cultural exchange, Haines is set to receive a Zamboni-like ice-grooming machine from Haines Junction, Y.T., in a trade for a haul of fresh sockeye fillets. Under plans being made in the two towns, the swap will culminate in a Yukon salmon feed on Canada Day July 1 […]
Assembly members revisit members
Following a Haines Borough committee meeting last week during which two assembly members publicly derided a resident’s concerns, two other assembly members spoke at Tuesday’s meeting about respect and the group’s role in setting a tone for the community. At last week’s Government Affairs and Services Committee meeting, assembly member George Campbell called one of resident Mike […]
Fisheries, ferries would suffer from government shutdown
Threats of a government shutdown stemming from the Alaska Legislature’s failure to pass a state budget have provoked anxiety in Haines, where 49 people could be laid off. According to Scot Arehart, the state’s Division of Finance director, 49 state employees in Haines received layoff notices that went out June 1. At Gov. Bill Walker’s […]
Borough shouldn’t sell Haines short
Focusing on a cruise ship waiver when marketing Haines sends the message that the only reason a ship would want to bring people here is for the dock waiver, which is a false premise. Cruise ships are big industries that like to stop in ports where they receive big cuts off highly promoted tours, like […]
Assembly members deride testimony
Members of a Haines Borough Assembly subcommittee tasked with hearing a citizen’s concerns about the formulation of meeting agendas called the man’s arguments and presentation “bullshit” and a waste of time Monday. Mayor Jan Hill charged the assembly’s Government Affairs and Services committee with considering concerns voiced by Mike Denker that borough code conflicts with borough policy when it […]