Patrons of the 33 Mile Roadhouse may soon be able to sip gin and tonics with their burgers. Owner Robbie Harris is applying to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to do business as the 33 Mile Saloon and sell hard liquor. The restaurant currently can sell only beer and wine, and revenue from those sources […]
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Lobbying for ferry terminal parking
Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott said she hasn’t heard on a request for a waiver from the no-overnight-parking policy at the Haines ferry terminal. Scott submitted the waiver request Nov. 5, which asks that travelers using the Haines ferry terminal be allowed to park their vehicles overnight in the visitor parking lot or a nearby location designated by […]
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New fee considered to pay for better 911
Haines Borough staffers are considering a monthly service charge on local cell phones and land lines to help pay for the nearly $500,000 Enhanced-911 and dispatch services project. According to Alaska statute, municipalities can tack on up to $2 to each local monthly phone bill to pay for the system. Revenue collected from the surcharge […]
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Manager prospect will visit next week
Haines Borough manager candidate David Sosa will travel from Hampstead, N.C., to Haines Dec. 4-6 for a public meet-and-greet, assembly interview and a tour of borough facilities. The assembly will interview Sosa during a committee-of-the-whole meeting in assembly chambers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. The public is encouraged to attend. An informal meet-and-greet […]
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Scott apologizes for brief report time
Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott apologized to members of the assembly and the public Nov. 12 for the administration’s failure to have the election investigation report publicly available for an adequate amount of time. “Two hours was too short to have that document on the street,” Scott said. “It was certainly not intentionally withheld.” Scott said the investigators, […]
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Let citizens decide issues by computer
Something to consider for a far better and improved Haines Borough: 1) Delete the lobbyist in Washington, D.C., saving many dollars. 2) Replace the Haines Borough manager with the Mayor, saving many dollars. 3) Delete the added tax to vehicle registration. 4) Make the borough assembly advisory only and have all borough issues settled by citizens via computer voting at […]
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Floreske plans heliport at 10 Mile
A Haines developer is moving forward with plans to build a heliport at 10 Mile Haines Highway. John Floreske applied Oct. 25 to the Army Corps of Engineers for a permit to use nearly 1,500 cubic yards of fill to create three 59-foot helipads in wetlands along the Haines Highway. The permit application shows plans for three […]
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Assembly mulls last candidates standing
With one manager candidate clearly eliminated and one withdrawn from the race, the Haines Borough Assembly will decide Tuesday how it wants to proceed with the two remaining candidates. In a Nov. 4 committee-of-the-whole meeting, most assembly members agreed they would like to invite David Sosa to visit Haines for an in-person interview. The group will vote […]
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Group seeks election changes
We the People of Haines says it wants “comprehensive election reform” in the wake of irregularities that occurred during the Oct. 1 municipal election. Member Dana Hallett said members of the group believe more changes are necessary than simply reprogramming memory cards on voting machines so they accept “undervoted” ballots. Voting machines rejected such ballots, […]
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Assembly: No early favorites for manager job
Three members of the Haines Borough Assembly who met Tuesday to interview the top four borough manager candidates via Skype afterward expressed ambivalence about their options. After two hours of interviews interspersed with discussion among assembly members, member Joanne Waterman said none of the four stood out as far and away the person she would want to manage the Haines […]