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Borough staffing concerns mount
The shortage is causing worries about employee burnout, increase in mill rate.
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Restaurant asks borough to raise the cap on beer and wine licenses
Nolan Woodard has owned Alpenglow Wood Fired Pizza in downtown Haines for just over a year now and is one of the few local restaurants that were open all winter. But, it wasn’t easy. He, and the close friends and family working with him, put in long hours for comparatively little pay. “It was a […]
Posted inNews, Local News, State of Alaska, Haines Borough, Tourism
At a brief ‘camp-in,’ Haines residents urge the state to revive camping at Portage Cove
It’s the second summer since Alaska State Parks banned camping at the Portage Cove State Recreation Site in Haines. But on May 17, a smattering of tents popped up there anyway. A few dozen people showed their support for reopening the park to tent campers. Mayor Tom Morphet organized the event, calling it a “camp-in.” […]
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Assembly hires more oversight after surprise $2.8 million bill for Lutak Dock
Assembly members voted for additional legal review and to look into hiring new project managers after learning of a surprise bill for nearly $3 million from the contractor in charge of rebuilding the Lutak Dock. At a work session last week and at Tuesday’s assembly meeting, members and the borough’s attorney questioned the validity of […]
Posted inNews, Southeast News, Local News, Wildlife, Environment
The bears are up, here’s what to plan for
Haines police say they haven’t yet gotten any calls about bears yet this season. But several residents have posted photos of paw prints or other bear sign on social media – so it’s clear they’re waking up. Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife management biologist Carl Koch said this is the time of year […]
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Contractor asks Haines for $2.8 million payment for Lutak Dock work ‘without pre-authorization’
Turnagain Marine is asking the Haines Borough for “prompt payment” of $2.8 million in work on the Lutak Dock project that likely won’t be covered by the federal government as expected. The news came from an invoice that was shared with assembly members, ahead of a planned workshop on Wednesday evening about the $25 million […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Transportation, Business & Commerce
Alaska Seaplanes adopts new tech, aims to make travel in Southeast safer, more reliable
The air was clear and smooth over the Lynn Canal between Juneau and Haines on Thursday, so there was no need to use the new technology installed in the Cessna Grand Caravan’s instrument panel. But when the clouds roll in, as they are forecasted to do next week, the updated avionics will allow pilots to […]
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Haines Herring: Week of nice weather resolves all political differences
A recent stretch of sunny, warm weather has successfully resolved all of the local political issues. “It’s really amazing,” said mayor Tom Thompson, “ A little sunshine accomplished what decades of political wrangling could not.” Residents were out on the streets and beaches, some in shorts and T-shirts for the first time in months. “We […]
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Haines assembly cleared of ethics complaints
The attorney’s memos — a total of 19 heavily annotated pages — found that the members actions did not constitute ethics violations, since the assembly members couldn’t be considered to have a “substantial financial interest” in the vote.