It’s OK to put Treg Taylor back in the governor’s race despite a finding he violated state campaign law because the vast majority of candidates in all Alaska races this year also have questionable filings. That response was offered by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom during a press conference Monday focusing on her controversial decision to […]
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Chilkat Valley Newsletter Sunday September 6
Haines borough police said Friday that another explosive device was found in the upper Chilkat Valley. That prompted them to again call on Juneau police and Federal Bureau of Investigation for qualified bomb technicians. Then the group destroyed it in a controlled detonation on Friday. This is the second explosive found near the Klehini River, […]
The Chilkat Valley Rewind for Sept. 5
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Amid fractured GOP field, a Democrat could be headed for the Alaska governor’s mansion
This story was originally published by the Anchorage Press. The improbable rise of a long-shot Democratic candidate now has the party positioned to capture the Alaska governor’s mansion for the first time in more than two decades, veteran political observers from across the ideological spectrum said this week. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a 37-year-old former state House member from […]
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Global Ports exploring Bellingham homeport venture
An active cruise-dock management bid in Haines is just one Alaska venture for now-familiar Global Ports Holding. The company’s other regional business could give it the means, and incentive, some say, to bring more passengers to Haines. Through the last year, as Global Ports has been in talks with the Haines Borough, the company has […]
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Bonding increasingly likely on Lutak dock
After a contentious Tuesday Lutak Dock meeting, there’s still no explanation for why project costs have skyrocketed, and bonding looks a likely future. Even so, the borough’s contracted engineers now say talk of the borough losing grant funding, or otherwise running out of time, is “not credible.” Over the last two weeks, Moffatt & Nichol […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday August 28
Engineers said this week that the Lutak Dock project will likely be over budget, despite telling borough leaders earlier this week that they were “confident” in the borough’s chosen dock design fitting within budget. Now, they believe the price tag for the design will be more than the roughly $25 million in total funding for […]
The Chilkat Valley Rewind for Aug. 27
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Assembly Briefs: Four tax questions on ballot, loan agreements and a new firetruck
During Tuesday night’s Haines Borough assembly meeting, members unanimously voted to add two tax propositions to the ballot, discussed a moratorium on the Chilkat River walking trails and accepted Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation funding for water and sewer improvements. Four tax questions on ballot The two new ballot propositions join three existing initiatives, making […]
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Chilkat Valley Preschool announces closure
Standing in front of the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Jessie Wuesthoff read a letter announcing the closure of the Chilkat Valley Preschool. Wuesthoff said that the decision was not made quickly or lightly. She said that over the past year, the preschool worked to find a sustainable path forward, which included changing its licensing, […]