Annette Kreitzer, the last Haines Borough manager candidate still in the running, will visit town Monday through Wednesday to meet borough staff and community members, attend an assembly meeting and sit for a third interview. The other finalist for the job, deputy director of public works for the city of Pasco, Washington John Millan, withdrew his application […]
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Assembly schedules public interviews tonight of 2 finalists for borough manager
The borough assembly is scheduled to interview its two finalists for the manager job in a public meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. this evening. The assembly narrowed down the list of 10 applicants in an executive session Tuesday evening. The finalists are: – Annette Kreitzer, of Juneau, who has extensive experience in state government. She […]
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Borough manager attracts 10 applicants
The borough has been without a permanent manager since last May, and the Mayor is hoping the latest round of applications will produce a successful job candidate who could start this fall. Applications closed last Friday. The borough received 10 applications. “I would like to be having a Personnel Committee meeting first to go through all the […]
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Work starts this week on Beach Road
Southeast Road Builders plans to start work Friday morning under a $166,760 borough contract to remove debris from the December landslide across Beach Road, digging down several feet to create sloped embankments on either side for improved safety of a temporary access road for residents and utility work. The roadwork will allow Alaska Power & […]
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Discussion continues on whether to allow yurts as permanent housing
Haines government leaders continue to grapple with the question of whether yurts should be allowed as permanent residences throughout the townsite. The assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee talked about the issue for about an hour Tuesday night. The discussion comes after the planning commission last month recommended the assembly adopt a proposed ordinance from […]
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Public remains divided about use of Lutak Dock
There’s widespread support for existing Lutak Dock services, and a need for more information and public conversation before any attempt to expand services, Haines Borough officials said after last week’s Lutak Dock town hall meeting. The meeting involved presentations from potential dock users and investors, including the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, and several hours of public testimony. “My take-away […]
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Tlingit Park pavilion construction begins
Construction of the new, longhouse-inspired Tlingit Park pavilion began June 19. Design and construction of the project, which comes to roughly $300,000, is funded by a U.S. National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. “We’re fifty percent excavated and will begin pouring concrete next week,” Chilkat Custom Construction owner Carlos Jimenez said in […]
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AP&T proposes plan for Beach Road Power Resatoration
Power restoration work on Beach Road could begin as soon as next week, but completion of work is likely at least a month away. At a June 10 meeting, Alaska Power & Telephone (AP&T) Haines power operations manager Lance Caldwell told neighborhood residents the company plans to work on either side of the Beach Road […]
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Marie Rose and Cosmo Fudge were married at Chilkat Inlet Retreat on June 12. The ceremony was officiated by Rob Goldberg. Bee Queener was the maid of honor and Blaine Heaton, the best man. The couple’s dog Stubbs was the flower girl. The bride’s parents Susan and Mark Rose and her brothers Phil Rose and […]
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First cruise ship in nearly two years docks
The first cruise ship to visit Haines in 622 days, the American Constellation, docked Saturday. The ship’s 82 passengers were welcomed by the Chilkat Dancers and Mayor Douglas Olerud. The last cruise ship to dock in Haines came on Sept. 29, 2019. Six months later, the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic shut down tourism for the […]