Maybe it depends on how one defines leadership and management. A lot can happen in committee meetings that has nothing to do with the direction of Borough “leadership” and “management.” A recent LTE stating that a meeting of the Port and Harbor Advisory Committee exposed collaboration among “Borough leadership, the Canadian mining industry and the […]
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September 12 assembly briefs
Four recommendations from the Government Affairs and Services Committee to reform public advisory commissions were advanced for public hearing at the assembly’s regular meeting on Tuesday. Most controversially, a proposal that would give the borough more responsibility over the operations of the Library Advisory Board was advanced for a public hearing on Sept. 26, the […]
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Meet the assembly candidates
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the assembly in the upcoming, Oct. 4 borough election. Early voting opens at the borough office on Monday. There are two three-year terms that end in 2026, and one one-year term that ends in 2024. The elected candidates will replace assembly members Margarette Jones and Cheryl Stickler. […]
Posted inNews, Elections, Haines Borough
Planning commission candidate profiles
For the first time in Haines’ history, the planning commission will be elected by the people instead of appointed by the Mayor. Residents voted on the ballot proposition for an elected planning commission during a special election in June, where it passed 445 to 248, a 64% margin. Despite concerns that not enough people will run […]
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Residents fume over property tax assessments, plot fixes
Residents angry over sharp rises in some property tax assessments continue to scheme ways to undo or reform the city’s policies, despite insistence from borough officials that they’ve improved their appraisal system to make it more equitable. “There are young people being hurt by this, there are old people, retired people,” said Paul Rogers, who […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Tax appeal instructions are faulty
Why does the Haines Borough instruct property owners to invest time and money into obtaining an appraisal if the Board of Equalization (BOE) is not considering it as the evidence of fair and true market value? Page four of the Haines Borough Real Property Assessment Appeal Form states under a heading called “Helpful Hints” that appellants should “include a […]
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Candidates set for Oct. borough election
Former Mayor Jan Hill and newspaperman Tom Morphet will face off in the October mayoral election, and a slew of new candidates filed to run for open seats on the planning commission, allaying concerns that not enough people would file for the seven open seats. Hill, who served as Mayor from 2014 to 2020, could not be reached for comment […]
Posted inNews, Alaska Marine Highway System
Transportation Sec. Buttigieg makes historic visit to Haines
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got a taste of the challenges of traveling in Southeast Alaska on Wednesday morning when his Alaska Seaplanes flight from Juneau to Haines got canceled because of weather conditions. Buttigieg, who was visiting the state for the first time, ended up taking the Hubbard alongside Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, […]
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Assembly Briefs
In her borough manager’s report to the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday, Annette Kreitzer noted she’d sent a cease-and-desist letter to Southeast Roadbuilders, the contractors working on a project just past the Lutak Dock on Aug. 7. The project drew consternation from residents, who noted that the thousands of square feet of dirt that was moved in the area should […]
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Assembly Briefs
Borough to test ‘spring’ The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted to test the water at the Mud Bay spring after a sample tested positive for the presence of E. coli last month. KHNS reporter Abbey Collins investigated the water source after the public radio station sponsored a listener question program. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation drinking water […]