The Haines Borough Assembly met on Feb. 11 to discuss everything from sending a letter to Canada re-affirming the friendship and cooperation between Haines and its neighbors in Haines Junction and Whitehorse to talking about changes to its rules around open meetings and executive sessions, and confirming a contract with new borough clerk Mike Denker. […]
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Duly Noted: Winterfest results, a spelling bee champion, ‘delightful’ mac and cheese, and the Tournament of Readers
The Four Winds Resource Center in Mosquito Lake has been hosting an open arts studio every Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. since the beginning of January. Chrissy White and Ryan Eckert brought what friends described as a “delightful” mac and cheese during the last meeting. Eckert said the secret is to make a roux, […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Assembly briefs: A new clerk, Jake brakes again, executive sessions, a code of conduct, nonprofits and taxes
A new clerk The assembly decided to offer professional pilot Mike Denker the open borough clerk position, pending a background check. The move comes after Denker and Margarette Jones interviewed for the role last week. Denker is currently on a biweekly schedule with a medevac company and said last week that he would not be […]
Posted inLocal News, State of Alaska
After a year with no progress, Gov seeks appointees to bald eagle council
It has been more than a year since Gov. Mike Dunleavy first attempted to dissolve the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council. In mid-March, the legislature rejected the action. But the council has yet to meet and the governor has not appointed council members to the three open seats on the board. “It’s been […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough, Public Safety
Finalist for top cop withdraws, blasts current chief and manager
It’s back to square one in the Haines Borough’s search for a new police chief. The borough’s finalist Gregory Boris visited town last week, met members of the community in a town hall at the library and sat for an in-person interview before leaving on Wednesday. Then on Friday, Boris sent an email to a […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Native people in Juneau rushing to get tribal IDs amidst fears of immigration detentions
Alaska Natives in Juneau are rushing to obtain tribal IDs as claims of detentions by immigration officials are circulating widely following President Donald Trump’s return to the White House last week, but tribal and municipal leaders said Wednesday there are no confirmed reports of such detentions or presence of additional immigration enforcement officials. About 115 […]
Posted inPublic Safety, Local News, Haines Borough
Police chief, assembly member clash over moose’s fate
A borough assembly member followed another across a parking lot shouting obscenities after a meeting that laid bare a conflict with the acting police chief over a moose he killed in December. The dispute between Craig Loomis and chief Michael Fullerton has ballooned, drawing in multiple state agencies, the union that represents Haines police officers, […]
Posted inPolice, Local News
We’re hiring: Borough considers police chief, clerk applicants
Editor’s note: Police chief candidate Gregory Boris has withdrawn from consideration. A police chief finalist and two borough clerk candidates were interviewed this week as city leaders work to fill key roles that have been without permanent leaders for months. Assembly members met in a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday to interview two […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Assembly briefs: The Lutak Dock design, a new federal lobbyist, stalled bearproof trashcans and overwhelmed emergency services
During the first meeting of the new year, Haines Borough Assembly members discussed two long-running issues leftover from previous years and administrations. In addition to extensive testimony on the Lutak Dock, the group met in executive session to discuss a legal dispute with George and Lynette Campbell over an airstrip they built about 26 miles […]
Posted inLocal News, Environment & Natural Resources, Economy
Upper Lynn Canal AC reviews dozens of proposals ahead of Board of Fish meeting
Editor’s note: Written comments on specific proposals will be accepted online during the meeting beginning Jan. 28. The meeting will be livestreamed here. The Alaska Board of Fisheries plans to meet Jan. 28 through Feb. 9 in Ketchikan to discuss proposed changes to finfish and shellfish fisheries in Southeast Alaska. Ahead of that meeting, the […]