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, […]
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Closed-door session on chief’s departure
The Haines Borough Assembly will hold a closed-door “debriefing” Tuesday on the process that led to the borough’s separation with former police chief Gary Lowe. The debriefing will take place in executive session during Tuesday’s regular assembly meeting and will be attended telephonically by borough attorney Brooks Chandler, Mayor Stephanie Scott said. Chandler will perform a “risk analysis” of the assembly’s […]
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Police: Get rid of hybrid patrol cars
The Haines Borough Police Department is looking to replace two hybrid electric patrol vehicles purchased four years ago, due to concerns about their safety, practicality, and fuel economy. Interim police chief Simon Ford told the assembly during an April 23 budget meeting that the department’s two hybrid Ford Escape SUVs, purchased for $45,000 apiece in 2009, are […]
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Earth Day includes chicken symposium
A chicken symposium, Farmers Market plant sale, and field trip to a local greenhouse are among the events slated for the seventh annual Earth Day Fair to be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the school cafeteria. Displays and presentations on recycling, gardening, and energy will be held in an open-house format, with […]
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Teachers, students toast, roast Henderson at luncheon
Family members, former students and co-workers turned out Saturday for a surprise toast to Bob Henderson, 93, a community benefactor, hobby farmer, and former high school science and math teacher who served eight years as Haines Borough Mayor. Henderson has donated his 14-acre Comstock Road property to the Haines-based American Bald Eagle Foundation. Saturday’s reception at the foundation’s […]
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School board OKs $6.5 million
The Haines Borough school board on Tuesday approved its spending plan for the coming year, including $5.5 million in general fund spending plus $1 million for student activities, school lunch, transportation, Community Education and facilities and equipment. Superintendent Michael Byer told the board the budget represents district priorities for early literacy, mathematics and vocational education, while accommodating a […]
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Recruiting firm may assist next chief hire
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest is looking into several headhunting firms to see if they might be up to the job of finding Haines a new police chief. Earnest said during a Tuesday personnel committee meeting he would contact Minnesota-based Brimeyer Fursman LLC, the Washington-based Prothman Company, and Soldotna-based Russell Consulting LLC to explore the process and […]
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Culbeck to moonlight for mine firm
Executive assistant to the Haines Borough manager Darsie Culbeck will work as a camp manager for Constantine Metal Resources this summer while the company performs exploratory drilling for a potential mine about 40 miles north of Haines. Culbeck and other borough officials – including manager Mark Earnest and Mayor Stephanie Scott – said this week they didn’t see a conflict in […]