The Haines Borough recently launched a Haines Port Development Steering Committee. Three residents have since formed the Haines Port Development Council – described as a private-sector cooperative research group – with a similar aim to encourage Yukon Territory mines to ship through Haines. Mayor Stephanie Scott attended a May 7 meeting of the Haines Port Development Council at the […]
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No special election to fill vacant seats
A push by Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott to allow use of special elections to fill vacancies on the borough assembly died Tuesday after failing to gain majority support on the assembly. A vote to advance the measure to a second public hearing failed with only two votes in support. Members Steve Vick, Debra Schnabel and Norm Smith were opposed. Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman favored the change. […]
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Duly Noted
Mary Price is home after six months spent in Anchorage recuperating from a broken hip and other complications. She’s “extremely happy to be home,” said daughter Cindy Clifton, home for a week with son Conner to visit Mary and help around the house. Mary’s daughter Nadine Price Schruefer is also in town, with Mary’s great-granddaughter […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Thanks for success in junk car cleanup
I would like to offer a major thank you to all of those involved in the organization, planning and mobilization of the scrap metal and junk car roundup that was recently completed. I would like to thank Mayor Scott, the borough assembly, Darsie Culbeck, the management and employees of Channel Construction of Juneau, the various local contractors, […]
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Goldberg misses point on planning hire
I hate to disagree with my good friend Rob Goldberg but I think he has missed the point of the rumblings concerning the hiring of a foreign national for the borough’s planning technician position. The people I’ve talked to about this matter are not anti-immigrant nor do they question Ms. Cui’s ethnicity or skills. If she had […]
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House district tilts toward Juneau
Haines would be included in a state House of Representatives district dominated by voters from Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley under a new plan adopted Monday by the Alaska Redistricting Board. The news triggered concerns among Haines leaders that the town could lose clout in the Alaska Legislature wielded by state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, who co-chairs the […]
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Lowe, Brower, Bolen amid 18 manager applicants
Residents John Brower, Gary Lowe and Debra Schnabel and former Haines Borough Manager Tom Bolen are among 18 applicants for the borough’s top job. Applications were due May 10. Borough manager Mark Earnest has resigned effective June 15. Brower is the tribal administrator at Chilkat Indian Village, Lowe is Haines Police chief, and the self-employed Schnabel serves on the Haines Borough Assembly. Bolen was dismissed as […]
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Assembly drops pay phone request
The Haines Borough Assembly last week hung up on a proposal to refer a discussion of pay phones to a committee. Newspaper editor Tom Morphet, at the request of Mayor Stephanie Scott, prepared a resolution asking Alaska Power and Telephone to reactivate a half-dozen pay phones around town. Morphet took interest in the issue last spring, after AP&T removed […]
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Visa, attorney cost for planner at $6,000
The Haines Borough is planning to spend more than $6,000, including $3,650 or more in attorney’s fees, to process a foreign worker visa for Xi “Tracy” Cui, a Chinese national who is the municipality’s choice for planning and zoning technician. Through March, the borough has paid $3,650 to Lane Powell, a nationwide firm specializing in labor law […]
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Assembly: Vote on APOC disclosure rules, again
Undeterred by three defeated attempts in the past seven years, Haines Borough Assembly members again are taking steps to exempt the municipality from the state’s laws requiring candidates for local office to report their financial holdings. Assembly members say the state’s requirements are “too intrusive and rigorous,” and have “created a hardship for keeping and recruiting municipal […]