A local conservation group is working with Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott to address the potential use of herbicides and pesticides on state lands. In response to a recent change in state law that eliminates public review and a Department of Environmental Conservation permitting requirement for using chemicals on state land, Lynn Canal Conservation is asking the borough to consider how […]
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Attorney advice needed on conflict
Today I spoke with Mayor Stephanie Scott concerning the issue of Darsie Culbeck’s appearance of a conflict of interest. I was stunned to learn the borough’s legal counsel had not been conferred with in this matter. She indicated that she will now seek legal counsel about this. Manager Mark Earnest should have, at the least, gotten a legal opinion before […]
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Haines impressed visitor with attitude
Late last month I was invited to participate in a panel discussion on port development in Haines hosted by the Haines Port Development Council. I served as the Mayor of Valdez when the new port infrastructure was developed in the late 1970s and so greatly appreciated the invitation. I chose to drive to Haines so I would […]
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Borough pursues area crab closure
Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott is drafting a letter to the Department of Fish and Game suggesting emergency closure of areas around Haines to commercial crabbing. The assembly voted unanimously May 28 for Scott to draft the letter, which will be reviewed by assembly members prior to submittal at the June 11 meeting. Scott called the letter “a […]
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Local, live music on the rise
Live music is on the upswing in Haines. You can hear it at weddings, at the assisted living center, and between the rows of books at the public library. And more than ever in recent memory, it’s playing in local bars, year-round. Groups of local musicians performing here include Divine Funk, The PBRs, The Irish […]
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Lobbyist makes case for fee
The Haines Borough’s Washington lobbyist defended his annual $43,200 fee to the assembly this week, claiming his work on finding funding for the harbor expansion project and other issues warrants the bill. Brad Gilman spoke Monday at a committee of the whole meeting organized by Mayor Stephanie Scott. Scott had questions about the effectiveness of Gilman’s services […]
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Cozzi: Election change can’t happen this year
Though Haines Borough Assembly member Debra Schnabel said she is pushing to get a change in election procedures in place for the October municipal election, but clerk Julie Cozzi said such a goal is impossible. Even if the election ordinance passes according to schedule – it is set for a first public hearing Tuesday and adoption June 25 – […]
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Borough weighs bids of headhunting firms
Two headhunting firms proposing to find the Haines Borough a new police chief have submitted bids to manager Mark Earnest, who will forward them to the borough’s personnel committee for review Monday. The committee will meet at 1 p.m. to decide whether to recommend the assembly hire one of the firms in lieu of using the borough’s traditional […]
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Assembly to mull parking regs
Parking regulations for commercial development in the Haines townsite could soon be relaxed to allow adjacent, on-street parking to count toward parking space requirements. Businesses currently are required to provide a certain amount of off-street parking based on number of employees and their building’s square footage. A proposed ordinance, introduced at the Haines Borough Assembly meeting Tuesday, […]
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‘Muniplex’ plans discussed
Preliminary diagrams for a Haines Borough “muniplex” have sparked discussion among community leaders and members of the ad-hoc Master Plan Steering Committee over whether such a facility should include a fitness center for police and fire personnel and whether the building should be one or two stories. The committee has requested a cost estimate from Anchorage-based architect […]