State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, is coming to Haines this weekend to visit with the Chamber of Commerce, the Haines Borough school board and a high school government class. Kreiss-Tomkins will speak at a chamber luncheon starting noon Saturday at the Chilkat Bakery. In addition to discussing the legislative session and how the proposed laws could affect people in […]
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ATVs on roads? Ordinance back
Haines Borough Assembly member Jerry Lapp is resuming the push for relaxation of snowmachine and all-terrain vehicle laws in the borough. An ordinance proposed by Lapp and introduced by the assembly Tuesday would allow ATV use on streets and highways within the borough. It also would allow snowmachine use on highway shoulders in the borough. A similar […]
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Ordinance essential for good government
The previous edition contained a statement that the committee appointment ordinance should be implemented as policy instead of code. The advocate argues, “Every time we turn around, we are fighting against the code for one reason or another.” I argue that this is exactly what code is for, and for good reason. Local government was established through […]
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Assembly nixes buried utilities on Third Avenue
The Haines Borough Assembly last week revisited the question of burying utility lines downtown, in regards to the upcoming rebuilding of Third Avenue. The assembly had a similar discussion last summer after Alaska Power and Telephone relocated several large power poles during reconstruction of Front Street, leading some residents and assembly members to complain about view obstruction. […]
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Preschool pursues modular unit on school grounds
Members of the Chilkat Valley Preschool board agreed Monday to pursue purchase of a modular structure to be located on the Haines School grounds as the preschool’s new home. They’ll also push the Haines Borough Assembly for reconsideration next week of its recent action terminating the school’s lease of the borough’s Human Resources Building effective June, as […]
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Tourism director to leave job in April
Haines Borough tourism director Tanya Carlson will be heading to Anchorage in April to take a new job as director of marketing and travel trade relations for the Alaska Travel Industry Association. Carlson, who has served as tourism director for three years, said leaving Haines is “bittersweet.” “I am a city girl, but I love […]
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Assembly to mull electric rate role
The Haines Borough Assembly will decide Tuesday whether it wants to submit a legal document that would allow borough representatives to participate in the investigation process regarding a proposed power rate increase in Haines. At its Jan. 28 meeting, the assembly voted to have an attorney assess whether or not submitting a petition to intervene in the […]
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Town population drops 86 in 1 year
The Haines Borough was one of the fastest-shrinking communities in Alaska last year, losing 3.34 percent of its population. It also snagged the No. 1 spot for the state’s oldest population, according to statistics recently released by the state. According to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workplace Development, the population dropped by 86 people: from 2,616 […]
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Public not invited to railroad meeting
Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott apologized this week for allowing a Jan. 20 meeting regarding a railroad feasibility study to be held behind closed doors and without notice to the public. The meeting was attended by borough officials, members of the Chilkoot Indian Association, members of the borough’s Port Development Steering Committee and members of the private Port […]
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Culbeck pitches for development job
Haines Borough Executive Assistant to the Manager Darsie Culbeck is asking for a change in his job title and responsibilities, including an increased supervisory role over the pool and parks and recreation departments. According to Culbeck’s draft proposal, his job title would be switched to Community and Economic Development Director. Culbeck recently submitted a proposal […]