Assembly member Debra Schnabel’s proposed ballot questions – which would ask voters to consider sales tax reallocation and an increased lodging tax — met resistance from other assembly members, borough staff and the public. In a public comment at Tuesday’s meeting, Karen Hess expressed concerns about the proposed re-allocation’s impact on the tourism promotion and […]
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Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History
Archive news from 50, 25 and 10 years ago. Aug. 25, 1967 Nancy Jackson, Haines City Dog Catcher, reports that incidents of vandalism have slowed down work on improving the city dog pound at one mile. Construction has been halted until the vandalism is put to an end. Mrs. Jackson says that any person or […]
Posted inNews, Elections
Kirby resignation opens third assembly seat in local election
Haines Borough assembly member Caitie Kirby resigned on July 29, opening a third seat on the assembly for the October municipal election. In a letter to Mayor Douglas Olerud, Kirby said serving as an assembly member requires “more mental presence and attention than I am able to offer at this time” and cited personal reasons for her […]
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
GAS discusses solid waste prices, approves nonprofit grant form
The Haines Borough’s Government and Services Committee at its Aug. 2 meeting discussed possible borough actions to reduce illegal dumping and burning following the restructured business model at Community Waste Solutions (CWS). The committee weighed the possibility of mandating trash pickup, at least in the townsite. Various committee members said they believed that if people […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Thanks for rezoning efforts
Dear Friends of Chilkat Inlet Retreat, borough assembly, planning commission, planner Dave Long and Mayor Olerud, Thank you for your efforts regarding our recent zoning petition. It was an unusual situation and the outpouring of community support to help us stay in business fills us with gratitude for you all. We know everyone has a lot on […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Erik Stevens and Kayla Shutes were married on July 21 at the Chilkat Inlet Retreat. The couple had dated for three years and were engaged for seven months. Stevens’ and Shutes’ parents and siblings traveled to Haines for the wedding. Jeffrey Moskowitz was the best man. Stevens said Travis Kukull “cooked up the best wedding food any of us ever had” and […]
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Moratorium on new Chilkoot tours lifted
By Lucy Silbaugh The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to rescind a four-year-old moratorium on new commercial tours in the Chilkoot Corridor. The decision followed a June 30 recommendation from the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board (TAB). “Retaining the moratorium does not allow for fair competition,” TAB chair Barbara Nettleton wrote in the board’s letter to the assembly, […]
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
Assembly to weigh sales tax reallocation for ballot
The Haines Borough Assembly will discuss on Aug. 9 whether Oct. 4 election ballots should include questions about sales tax reallocation, including redirecting some revenues from tourism and economic development to capital projects. “I think we are collecting sales tax in an appropriate amount, but I think we are not allocating it correctly,” said assembly member Debra Schnabel. […]
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Borough manager scores highly in assembly’s nine-month evaluation
The Haines Borough Assembly gave borough manager Annette Kreitzer “above average” marks in an evaluation nine months into her job. The evaluation leaves the assembly poised to extend Kreitzer’s contract through September 2024. Assembly member Caitie Kirby said at a Tuesday personnel committee meeting she has seen “steady, gradual improvement” in Kreitzer’s job performance since her three-month […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Erik Stevens and Kayla Shutes were married on July 21 at the Chilkat Inlet Retreat. The couple had dated for three years and were engaged for seven months. Stevens’ and Shutes’ parents and siblings traveled to Haines for the wedding. Jeffrey Moskowitz was the best man. Stevens said Travis Kukull “cooked up the best wedding […]