Haines Borough staff is looking into improving roads within the townsite following a request by Mayor Stephanie Scott to spend more of the borough’s fund balance. The townsite general fund is currently carrying a $1.5 million balance, which essentially acts as a “savings account” for the borough. Last year, the borough took more than $500,000 out of the […]
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Chamber drops sauna support
The Haines Chamber of Commerce board has rescinded its offer to help raise money for a sauna at the Haines pool. After months of roadblocks and resistance, the Haines Borough Assembly last week agreed to fund maintenance of a sauna to be installed at the pool and purchased through private donations. It’s estimated to cost $6,500. The […]
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Assembly starts digging into next year’s budget
At its first budget discussion Tuesday, Haines Borough Assembly members and officials made suggestions including revisiting the possibility of building an $8 million “muniplex” and slashing the nonprofit “community chest” from $32,500 to $2,500. No official action was taken at the meeting that reviewed the budget submitted by former interim borough manager Julie Cozzi. The perennial question of […]
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Borough planners OK 60-foot tower
The Haines Borough Planning Commission recently approved resident Joanne Waterman’s plan to restore the Port Chilkoot Fire Hall to its original height of roughly 60 feet. The plan required a variance, as the height limit for buildings in the borough is 30 feet. The request for a variance passed unanimously. Waterman clarified at the planning commission meeting […]
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Winter tour study gets OK
The fourth time was the charm for the Haines Borough tourism department. The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved the deparments’s request for a winter tourism study. Mayor Stephanie Scott said the proposal was in its fourth incarnation . The proposal for a $30,000 study last came before the assembly in August, when leaders sent it back to the Tourism Advisory […]
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Borough OKs $113K in sewer plant work
The Haines Borough is taking a step toward addressing its dilapidated wastewater treatment plant, beginning with designs for more than $4 million in improvements. The assembly approved a $113,000 design Tuesday, which will be completed by the Juneau-based firm Carson Dorn, Inc. Improvements outlined in the design will include replacing control panels, lighting, pumps, building siding, polymer […]
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Daniel Johnston is back in Haines after a five-month trip that included two-month stays in India and Sri Lanka. He kicked off his trip with a visit to Seattle, where he visited fellow Glacier Point guide Sam Edwards and Sam’s mom Mary. In India, Johnston and girlfriend Erin Dowden of Skagway visited cave temples and […]
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Assembly postpones helicopter noise plan
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday postponed directing the manager to craft a plan for monitoring the impact of helicopter operations near 26 Mile Haines Highway, claiming it wanted to see an estimated cost for the plan first. The assembly recently overturned a borough planning commission decision and approved a conditional use permit for Big Salmon Ventures, sister […]