Borough manager Annette Kreitzer worked her last day on Aug. 12. Her temporary replacement, Elke Doom, arrives in town this week and borough finance director Jila Stuart is acting as interim manager in the few days between when one leaves and the other starts. Kreitzer, who has been with the borough since October of 2021, […]
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This Week in History: Communication breakdown, cruise dump felons, fin
July 31, 2014 – Earthquake breaks link to phone, internet A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked Southeast Alaska at about 3 a.m., July 25, cut Alaska Power and Telephone cell phone and Internet service in Haines, as well as ACS cell phone service, for nearly a day. The break in service also affected some AT&T customers […]
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This Week in History: Volunteer program returns, city faces challenges, good times at the fair
July 24, 2014 – Police resurrecting reserves program after decade The Haines Borough Police Department is resurrecting its volunteer reserve officer program after more than a decade of dormancy. The department is starting to train its first reserve officer candidate, Gary Hinkle, said manager David Sosa. “He will be riding and observing over the next […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough, News
Lutak dock contractor demands payment, threatens to stop work
Last week, Turnagain Marine Construction reached out to members of the Haines Borough administration and assembly asking for payment on an outstanding invoice for work it did developing a replacement for the Lutak Dock. In a series of emails, company president Jason Davis disputes the borough’s reasoning behind refusing to pay a mid-April $2.8 million […]
Posted inNews, Local News, Haines Borough
Assembly to meet after Lutak Dock contractor demands payment on $2.8 million invoice
Last week, Turnagain Marine Construction reached out to members of the Haines Borough administration and assembly asking for payment on an outstanding invoice for work it did developing a replacement for the Lutak Dock. In an email, company president Jason Davis, disputes the borough’s reasoning behind refusing to pay a mid-April $2.8 million invoice, and […]
Posted inNews, Local News, Haines Borough
Assembly approves a new tour permit, contracts for household waste disposal, considers advisory votes on contentious issues
A new tour permit using Portage Cove Local Aimee Creelman was awarded a permit to develop a new tour option in Haines: forest bathing. “Forest therapy, forest bathing, has been described as something like a meditation in nature. It’s not a nature walk, it’s not a hike. It’s more of, following a standard sequence that […]
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This Week in History: Borough silence questioned, fireworks at the lumber mill, bus service to Anchorage
10 years ago, July 3, 2014 Deals with rogue cops questioned Assembly member Debra Schnabel is questioning Haines Borough agreements with a former police chief and sergeant, who resigned in exchange for the municipality’s agreement to not discuss complaints about their alleged abusive behavior. The borough negotiated such agreements with former sergeant Jason Joel and […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough, News
Assembly Briefs: A new tour permit, household waste disposal, advisory votes on contentious issues
A new tour permit using Portage Cove Local Aimee Creelman was awarded a permit to develop a new tour option in Haines: forest bathing. “Forest therapy, forest bathing, has been described as something like a meditation in nature. It’s not a nature walk, it’s not a hike. It’s more of, following a standard sequence that […]
Posted inNews, Public Safety
Inside the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aleutian encounter with China’s military — and what it means
The Chinese warships weren’t showing up on civilian radar. But the American commercial fishing fleet could still tell that something strange was happening in the Aleutian Islands last weekend. Crew on the fishing vessels picked out a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the Kimball, steaming through the area at 21 knots, or nearly 25 miles an […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Story on business community pessimism was good, but portions lacked context
Thank you for your story on the report of pessimism in our business community. It’s always good to know what citizens are thinking. I’d just like to clarify that my references to political issues that have hit our town hard pertained to the severe cuts that the State of Alaska has made to our ferry […]