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Broadcast of Haines Borough Assembly meetings on local cable TV station Channel 14 resumed this week. Videographer Bill Kurz had stopped filming the meetings after a dispute with Mayor Jan Hill. Hill lost her seat to challenger Stephanie Scott this week in a final count of outstanding ballots. “The meetings will be video-recorded for the foreseeable future. That’s the game plan,” […]

Borough manager Mark Earnest has recommended an 18-member Haines Port Development Steering Committee. “It’s an advisory group,” Earnest said. “It’s a mix of government, of private sector and then the staff to support this effort.” The Haines Borough Assembly on Sept. 27 approved seeking letters of interest from those wanting to serve on the new committee. The initial deadline […]

Borough manager Mark Earnest has recommended an 18-member Haines Port Development Steering Committee. “It’s an advisory group,” Earnest said. “It’s a mix of government, of private sector and then the staff to support this effort.” The Haines Borough Assembly on Sept. 27 approved seeking letters of interest from those wanting to serve on the new committee. The initial deadline […]

Four Haines Borough representatives traveled to Whitehorse last month to discuss potential partnerships between the two municipalities. “We delivered the message, and it was well received, that Haines is open for business and we want to work with our Yukon neighbors and the visitor industry, government and their mining groups,” said Mayor Jan Hill. Borough manager Mark Earnest, consultant Darsie […]

Voters Tuesday will decide whether Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman should be removed from office. Recall organizers say the pair broke borough law when they failed to fill an assembly vacancy within the code-required 30 days. “I think that our lawmakers should not be our lawbreakers, simply put,” said Jim Shook, chairman of the Haines Recall Committee. […]

Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has recommended the launch of a Haines Port Development Steering Committee to promote Lutak Dock. In a recent report for the Haines Borough Assembly, Earnest wrote that the ad hoc committee would “prepare an actionable plan including conceptual port configuration concepts to enable the borough to make sound port investment decisions in advancing the interests of […]

Haines Borough Assembly and mayoral candidates will participate in a forum coordinated by the Chilkat Valley News and KHNS on Monday, Sept. 26, at the Chilkat Center. The forum is open to the public and will start at 6 p.m. with one-minute introductory remarks from mayoral candidates Jan Hill and Stephanie Scott. Hill and Scott then will have 30 […]

The Haines Borough’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee debuted Tuesday, with members selecting officers for the re-established group and voicing support for enhancing trails and outdoor events to spur economic development. The committee voted Marnie Hartman to serve as chair, Ron Jackson as vice chair and Logan Simpson as secretary. Darsie Culbeck, Jessica Kayser, Jennifer […]