The Haines harbormaster is recommending the borough close down the Letnikof Dock due to damage to the steel floats until it can be replaced. Shawn Bell told members of the Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee the news at a meeting on Nov. 16. The dock, which went into use in 1979, is popular with subsistence […]
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Planning commission briefs
Brown, Poinsette elected chair, vice chair The newly elected members of the Haines planning commission made their debut Thursday night at the committee’s first regular meeting to elect a chair and vice chair. The seven members were elected by residents during the recent October local election — a first for the borough. Previous commissioners were […]
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Assembly OKs 2-month tax deadline delay
Those in Haines still owing property taxes that were due Nov. 1 now have two more months to make their payments. The retroactive extension was granted by the Haines Borough Assembly in a unanimous decision during a meeting Tuesday night. The new official due date is Dec. 31. The assembly’s action followed residents’ requests for the borough […]
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Few details on $3.5 million of downtown property sales
A month after they were listed for sale, there are still no answers to why $3.5 million in property — most of it on Main Street — went up for sale, and the properties are still listed for sale. Chris Thorgesen, the owner of the properties, declined to comment on why he is selling the […]
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Duly Noted
Southeast Alaska State Fair director Jessica Edwards spent three days at the International Association of Amusement Park Attractions trade show in Florida. She visited the 42-acre event with husband Andy Hedden, daughter Sophia Hedden, and the president of the fair board Eric Forster. The fair hopes to add a new ride by its 50th anniversary in 2018. After three days […]
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Ad hoc committee to look into property tax assessment changes following uproar
The Haines Borough Assembly is seeking five community members to join a new ad hoc committee to look at changes to the borough’s property tax assessment process. The new committee comes after a summer of some intense public criticism following a dramatic rise in some property assessments and resulting tax bills. Assembly members in favor of the […]
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Education, budget dominate legislative town hall
Public education, ferries and a budget surplus dominated discussion as the Chilkat Valley’s legislative representatives visited Haines to hear community priorities and field questions ahead of the fast-approaching session, which begins in January. The Juneau Democrats, Sen. Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Andi Story, met with about a dozen residents during a town hall Monday evening […]
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Assembly plans work session on Porcupine Road
Assembly members and Mayor Tom Morphet are hoping to find out more about the multi-million dollar planned Porcupine Trail Road project at an informational meeting later this month. This summer, the borough spent $1.4 million to restore the flood-damaged road that runs parallel to the Klehini River after Mile 26 of the Haines Highway. The Federal Emergency […]
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Borough property tax deadline could get 2-month delay
Haines residents could get a two-month extension on the due date of their tax bills after the assembly moved forward with an ordinance that would push back the Nov. 1 filing deadline. On Monday, a special assembly meeting was held to introduce an ordinance that would extend the due date for delinquent property tax payments […]
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Borough seeks residents to join ad hoc property tax assessment committee
The Haines Borough Assembly is seeking five community members to join a new ad hoc committee to look at changes to the borough’s property tax assessment process. The new committee comes after a summer of some intense public criticism this year following a dramatic rise in some property assessments and resulting tax bills. Assembly members in favor […]