The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to vote on the minor offenses ordinance at its Sept. 22 meeting. The borough manager is recommending passage of this ordinance. Assembly members Diana Lapham, Joanne Waterman, Ron Jackson and Mayor Jan Hill have voted to withhold further public hearings on this ordinance. There is no mandate in Supreme Court Order No. 1797. Furthermore, there is no […]
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Is it high time to address marijuana?
Ketchikan has the Marijuana Advisory Committee. Petersburg has a 19-person Local Marijuana Regulation Advisory Committee. Juneau has the CBJ Marijuana Committee. A tour in Skagway offers marijuana samples. In Haines, residents are wondering why the municipality hasn’t started talking about pot. Dean Lari, a longtime champion of marijuana legalization, told the assembly last week he […]
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Minor offenses ordinance trips up assembly
After nearly two hours of discussion, eight votes and considerable flip-flopping, the Haines Borough Assembly this week decided to postpone a vote on adoption of the controversial minor offenses ordinance until its Sept. 22 meeting. Eight members of the public testified against adoption at Tuesday’s meeting, reiterating concerns they have repeatedly brought to the attention of the […]
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Agreement on use of highway school bogs down
A citizens group is continuing efforts to use Mosquito Lake School as a community center, but progress was disrupted by the departure of Bill Mandeville, former Haines Borough community and economic development director. Dana Hallett, chairman of the nonprofit Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center, said his group and Mandeville had worked out a memorandum […]
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Interim police chief winning supporters
The Haines Borough Public Safety Commission met Wednesday to hear what the community wants of its next police chief, and apparently it’s interim chief Robert Griffiths. Mayor Jan Hill said she has received a document with more than 50 signatures from residents who want the borough to encourage Griffiths to stay. Griffiths this week said he would make a […]
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Sosa discloses some contents of police report
In anticipation of the release of a $22,000 police department study, Haines Borough officials this week circulated a letter alluding to “shortfalls” identified in the document, which the municipality expects to publicly release Friday. The letter, signed by manager David Sosa, Mayor Jan Hill and interim police chief Robert Griffiths, referred to long-standing departmental “issues” in many areas, including management, […]
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Only 2 assembly candidates; filing deadline Thursday
A familiar face and a familiar voice will vie for seats on the Haines Borough Assembly this October, but if no one else files for candidacy soon, it won’t be much of a race. Former Mayor and assembly member Jerry Lapp and former KHNS news director Margaret Friedenauer have filed for office, though with two seats being vacated by assembly members Joanne […]
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Harbor expansion critics: Aesthetics study not enough
A Monday meeting of the Waterfront Aesthetics Committee once again veered toward more fundamental aspects of the Small Boat Harbor expansion project, prompting the Mayor and deputy Mayor to repeatedly admonish people that the meeting was intended to focus only on aesthetics. The meeting was held at Lookout Park so committee members could better visualize how the project would […]
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Commercial trailers open around dock
Two unpermitted commercial trailers that started operating earlier this summer bring to three the number of wheeled shops operating on rented lots near the cruise ship dock. The third, a fish and chips stand, holds a temporary use permit. Borough planner Tracy Cui said Monday she was not aware of the trailers that operate on […]
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Borough Briefs
Assembly cancels Dec. 18 meeting The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted on Tuesday to cancel their Dec. 18 meeting, in a suggestion brought forward by Mayor Jan Hill. “Typically we only have one meeting in December,” Hill said. “This year, for some reason because of the way Christmas falls, we have a meeting scheduled for the 18th this month.” […]