Haines Borough manager David Sosa’s top choice for the new community and economic development director has turned down the job offer. Sosa emailed assembly members Saturday to tell them Darsie Culbeck had “decided that it is not in his best interests to accept the position.” The borough plans to re-advertise the position and “expand the […]
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Home rifle range owner wins appeal
The Haines Borough Assembly decided Tuesday a Beach Road man can keep the personal shooting range he’s maintained at his residence for 28 years. The assembly voted unanimously to reverse manager David Sosa’s order for Gary Keller to stop using his backyard shooting range. Though discharging firearms is prohibited in the townsite, Keller received a […]
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Assembly to hear plea for backyard rifle range
A neighborhood dispute over a personal shooting range is raising questions about how the Haines Borough should deal with “grandfathering” in uses and activities in a changing community. Manager David Sosa last month sent resident Gary Keller a cease-and-desist order, telling him his private shooting range at his Beach Road residence was a nuisance and public safety […]
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All-night drilling at harbor irks residents, raises questions
Noise complaints about around-the-clock drilling at the Small Boat Harbor expansion project have prompted the Haines Borough to consider whether it should allow it on future projects. Mayor Stephanie Scott said she has received two complaints about the noise, but is aware there are more disgruntled residents she hasn’t spoken to personally. The police department has also received calls […]
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Assembly OKs Culbeck for new job
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday accepted the manager’s recommendation to hire Darsie Culbeck as the new community and economic development director. The assembly voted 4-1 to approve manager David Sosa’s recommendation. Assembly member George Campbell was opposed. Sosa said he would be meeting with Culbeck Thursday to discuss whether Culbeck will accept the job. The job’s starting […]
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Looking forward to tax break
I have lived in the Haines Borough for 40 years and worked to buy land and build a home and paid taxes every year on time. One thing to look forward to is to get a break on real taxes when retired. I have watched the borough raise values sky high and keep raising taxes because of […]
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Another sink hole opens at Lutak
A fourth sink hole has opened up at the Lutak Dock, a reminder that the Haines Borough structure is in serious need of repair or replacement. The hole about 18 inches in diameter was discovered last week, said harbormaster Phil Benner. The hole is a result of fill leaking out the steel and earthen dock’s structure into the ocean, […]
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Board rejects digital meeting packet
The Haines Borough school board on Tuesday almost voted to do away with printed meeting packets, before getting hung up on the question of providing computers to board members. Board members instead voiced support for posting meeting packet information and agendas on the district’s website. Tuesday’s discussion started with superintendent Ginger Jewell’s recommendation that the district spend $2,250 […]
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Towns may seek repeal of senior tax exemption
Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott attended the Alaska Conference of Mayors and Alaska Municipal League meetings in Nome last month, where the groups discussed how to address the financial burden created by the senior citizen property tax exemption. Alaska Municipal League executive director Kathy Wasserman recommended the group adopt the issue as a priority and urge the Alaska […]
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Voters to decide ’40-percent rule’ to elect
Residents will vote on four ballot measures this fall, including whether to remove a section of the Haines Borough Charter that mandates election candidates must receive at least 40 percent of the vote to be seated. Measure 1 will ask voters if they want to remove the “40-percent rule” from borough’s charter. The rule requires assembly candidates […]