Six candidates, Caitie Kirby, Helen Alten, Jerry Lapp, Cheryl Stickler, Brenda Josephson and Carol Tuynman are running for two three-year seats and two one-year seats in the general election. The polls open at 7 a.m. on Oct. 6 and will close at 8 p.m. on the same day. Voting is available in precinct one at the […]
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Vote to contract Turnagain for dock project delayed
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to schedule a special meeting to discuss the approval of a contract with Turnagain Marine after Lynn Canal Conservation (LCC) and many of its members accused borough staff of promoting a new dock design outside of the public process. Mayor Douglas Olerud requested that the assembly schedule the special meeting. “Reading the comments […]
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Haines only Alaska town to receive EPA planning grant
Haines was selected as one of 25 towns to receive a Recreation Economies for Rural Communities (RERC) grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The award is a technical assistance grant, meaning it distributes expertise rather than money. Each recipient is paired with three advisors who will work with the municipality for four to six […]
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Lapp fills one-month assembly vacancy
The Haines Borough Assembly at its Aug. 24 meeting unanimously appointed Jerry Lapp to fill the vacancy created by Caitie Rothbart’s resignation. Lapp will serve as the sixth member for a total of three meetings until the election on Oct. 4. Lapp is one of six candidates running to fill three permanent vacancies whose terms will begin Oct. 11. […]
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Assembly hires state and federal lobbyists
After state lobbyists secured 3.2 million in funding for Lutak Dock, the Haines Borough Assembly voted both to renew that contract and sign on a new team of federal lobbyists. The $48,000 annual contract with the Juneau lobbyists, Theodore Popely and Darwin Peterson, has been extended for another year. The contract with the D.C.-based federal lobbyists, Jay Sterne and […]
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Six candidates file for three assembly seats
It’s that time of year again: the bears are out at Chilkoot, and your neighbors are vying for your vote. Six people are running for three open Haines Borough Assembly seats. The top two vote-getters will serve three-year terms, and the candidate with the third most votes will fill a seat recently vacated by Caitie Rothbart (formerly […]
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Covid-positive cruise passengers unlikely to get foisted on Haines
A recent Skagway covid scandal — in which covid-positive cruise passengers were shipped home on a full ferry from Skagway to Juneau, and then boarded an Alaska Airlines flight — is unlikely to happen in Haines. However, there’s also not an official rule against it. Earlier this month, KTOO reported the story of Diana and […]
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Lapp, Thomas file for assembly
Two former members of the Haines Borough Assembly, Jerry Lapp and George Campbell, have submitted letters of interest for the vacant seat left by Caitie Kirby’s resignation. As of Wednesday afternoon, Lapp and incumbent Gabe Thomas are the only candidates to have filed for three open assembly seats up for election in October. Lapp currently sits on the […]
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Lapp indicates interest in filling assembly vacancy
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday accepted Caitlin Kirby’s resignation and moved to solicit letters from community members interested in filling her seat until the October election. Aspiring candidates will have 10 days to notify borough staff of their interest. The appointment will be made at the beginning of the Aug. 23 meeting and the selected candidate […]
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Skagway slides divert more cruise ship traffic to town
Eight additional cruise ship visits have been added to Haines’s schedule this season after Skagway’s Railroad Dock was damaged by two more rockslides on Aug. 3 and 5. An initial slide on June 23 closed the dock for nearly two weeks and diverted two ships scheduled for Skagway – including the gargantuan Majestic Princess, the […]