The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to prohibit commercial events in the Mud Bay Rural Residential Zone starting in 2023—a vote that came eight months after more than 100 area residents signed a petition to prohibit such activities. Aiming to compromise, the Planning Commission voted last month to recommend allowing commercial events as a conditional use in […]
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Assembly votes not to create ad-hoc Lutak Dock group, delays Chilkat Inlet rezoning question
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 not to create a public ad-hoc working group that would have been tasked with advising the assembly on the Lutak Dock renovation project. Assembly member Debra Schnabel said she thought the Lutak Dock Project Group Advisory Committee, as it would have been called, would be redundant because plans for the dock project already will go through the […]
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Justin Swinton and Courtney Reay were married at Love Lane Barn in Bozeman, Montana on May 14. The bride’s mother is Patty Reay and the groom’s parents are Ralph and Sarah Swinton of Haines. Justin’s grandmother Charlotte Olerud and uncle Mayor Douglas Olerud were in attendance with Justin’s siblings: Tyler Swinton with wife Lynzee Swinton, Dylan […]
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First big ship in three years returns
The first large cruise ship in nearly three years was welcomed to Haines Thursday evening by the Chilkat Dancers, the Haines Marching Band, public officials and business owners who were unsure how many would get off the boat to come shop. Vice-Mayor Cheryl Stickler gave a speech welcoming Serenade of the Seas passengers that hailed from […]
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Future of Fort in spotlight after Port Chilkoot Co. change
Infighting within the company that controls much of Fort Seward reached a high point Friday when a majority of board members–who have pushed for improvements to company properties in recent years–were voted off the board. The action raises new questions about the fate of major buildings within the historic district and also raises the possibility […]
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Whitney Morgan O’Brien was born at 6:39 p.m. on April 9 to Lucinda Boyce and Billy O’Brien at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. She weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 20 inches. Lucinda and Billy chose Fairbanks for the delivery to stay with Lucinda’s sister Ellie Boyce and husband Andy Mahoney. New grandmom Annie Boyce and Paul Swift drove north for Whitney’s arrival. Lucinda, Billy, and Whitney have moved […]
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Whitney Morgan O’Brien was born 6:39 p.m. April 9 to Lucinda Boyce and Billy O’Brien at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. She weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 20 inches. Lucinda and Billy chose Fairbanks for the delivery to stay with Lucinda’s sister Ellie Boyce and husband Andy Mahoney. New grandmom Annie Boyce and Paul Swift […]
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Park service to assist HEDC in trails plan
The Haines Economic Development Corporation will develop a master trail plan for the Chilkat Valley with help from a grant from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program. While it won’t provide any funding, the grant means parks service staff will work with HEDC and interested stakeholders to begin mapping existing and […]
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By Karen Garcia Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill recently honored water/sewer operator Scott Bradford for receiving the Small Wastewater System Operator of the Year Award from the Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association. The statewide award was voted on by Bradford’s peers and professional associates. Bradford also won the AWWMA’s Small Water System Operator of the Year Award in 1998. Layla […]
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Assembly votes to give ad hoc committees clearer direction
The Haines Borough Assembly decided unanimously Tuesday to give ad hoc advisory committees clearer direction by formalizing them through resolutions. The assembly will need to pass a resolution for each ad hoc group defining its purpose, timeline and goals. Unlike long-term advisory committees that deal with broad topics, like ports and harbors, ad hoc groups are formed […]