An Alaska Power and Telephone official is angling to pitch the proposed Connelly Lake project to the Haines Borough Assembly at an upcoming meeting. The presentation is tentatively scheduled for June 25, Mayor Stephanie Scott said. Project manager Glen Martin said he intends to ask the assembly to issue a resolution in support of the Connelly Lake hydro project, with the caveat that the […]
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THREA to drop bid for Walker Lake
A Tlingit and Haida Regional Electric Authority (THREA) board member said this week the non-profit plans to forfeit its competition with a Haines company for priority status on the Walker Lake hydroelectric project. THREA has been jockeying with Southern Energy, Inc., owned by John Floreske of Haines, for the project’s preliminary permit since THREA applied […]
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Cuts still in borough budget; next meeting on Tuesday
The Haines Borough Assembly held its first public hearing May 14 on manager Mark Earnest’s proposed budget, but assembly members have yet to make any significant changes to the document. Thus far, the only amendment made to Earnest’s $12 million budget was the striking of $2,300 worth of new chairs for assembly members. The borough is attempting […]
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Voting change in assembly plan
Your story about proposed changes to election procedures did not report that the issue was advanced by the entire assembly as a strategic action plan in February 2012. The action plan posted on the borough’s website at http://www.hainesalaska.gov/boroughassembly/assemblystrategic-goals-2012-13 calls for an investigation into a new approach for election procedures before the October 2013 election. It is […]
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Brian and Jacqui Clay of Haines are proud grandparents. McKinley Grace Elizabeth Jones was born 8:11 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Parents are Samantha Clay and Nathan Jones of Haines. Six Haines High School graduates were among the graduates […]
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Election change hits assembly opposition
Haines Borough Assembly members on Tuesday pulled from the agenda an ordinance aimed at changing assembly and school board election procedures. The ordinance, which was spearheaded by assembly member Debra Schnabel and scheduled for introduction Tuesday, would eliminate the current system in which candidates run against one another for designated, individual seats. Under the change, all candidate names would […]
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How much savings do towns need?
The Haines Borough budget proposed by manager Mark Earnest calls for cuts to facilities and some personnel, but also includes maintaining savings of $3.93 million in two main accounts. The borough currently holds about $2.3 million in its areawide general fund balance, and a fund balance of $2.1 million in the townsite service area. The latter can be spent […]
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Smith revives assembly chair effort
Haines Borough Assembly member Norm Smith on Tuesday leveraged his vote needed for several capital improvements to get $2,300 of new chairs for the assembly members added to this year’s budget. Smith declined to vote for an amendment that would appropriate $150,000 for a new fire truck and other equipment unless other assembly members agreed to put […]
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AP&T makes push for Connelly Lake
Alaska Power and Telephone officials are pressuring the Haines Borough to formally support the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project, but Mayor Stephanie Scott isn’t budging until she gets more information. AP&T president Bob Grimm, project manager Glen Martin and Skagway AP&T manager Darren Belisle have stated the borough’s failure to formally support the Connelly Lake project is hindering the company’s ability to acquire grant […]
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Lynn Canal towns divided on road plan
Although energy, tourism and harbor issues were all topics slated for discussion during the April 26 Northern Lynn Canal Neighbors Summit in Skagway, concerns and opinions about the ferry system and Juneau access road largely dominated the three-hour meeting. Elected officials from Haines, Skagway, Juneau and Whitehorse attended the summit to trade notes on regional issues. Mayor Stephanie Scott, […]