The Haines Borough has posted signs at the entrance to the newly reopened section of Beach Road that read, “Warning-Access prohibited. Area Under surveillance. Violators will be prosecuted. Area is geologically unstable and dangerous.” As of Wednesday morning, it was unclear whether people would be cited for using the road. The assembly rescinded a resolution closing Beach […]
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Borough and Alten reach settlement
The Haines Borough reached a settlement agreement on April 12 with former Haines Sheldon Museum director Helen Alten. The settlement involved a $25,000 payment to Alten. Other details about the agreement are confidential. “We have reached a settlement that was agreeable to both parties,” Mayor Douglas Olerud said in a Monday interview, declining to comment further. Alten also declined […]
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Assembly supports Cascade Point ferry terminal The assembly voted 4-2 to write a letter in support of a ferry terminal at Cascade Point. Members Caitie Kirby and Carol Tuynman opposed the measure, saying they wanted more information before finalizing a decision. Last month, Mayor Douglas Olerud was contacted by those involved with Alaska Department of Transportation’s Juneau […]
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We have a qualified manager in town
After all the time and money spent on a new manager hire, I humbly ask that our elected leaders take a fresh look at what to me seems obvious. Of all the finalists selected for the manager position, not one had the education, experience, and local knowledge of our previous manager. What’s more, every one […]
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Assembly opens Beach Road neighborhood
The Beach Road neighborhood will open to the public for the first time since Dec. 2 after the Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to rescind a resolution limiting access. At the same meeting, assembly members formed a Beach Road task force to consider short-term and long-term access issues. On Dec. 2, a landslide on Mount Riley killed […]
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Deputy clerk to help shoulder Fullerton’s burden
The Haines Borough will hire a deputy clerk to assist clerk Alekka Fullerton, who is currently also serving as borough manager. The Haines Borough Assembly asked Fullerton to serve as interim after firing manager Debra Schnabel last May. At the time, Fullerton said she would serve in the interim position as long as needed. The assembly approved a 20% pay increase […]
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Assembly Briefs
Assembly adopts Chilkat River Access recommendations The borough assembly unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday endorsing the Chilkat River Access Working Group’s recommendations for improved state maintenance of the Haines Highway Miles 12 to 26. The recommendations will go to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The working group met three times in April and May and included […]
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Reliable ferry service shouldn’t be a problem
Why did the planners and dreamers at Alaska DOT-PF spend millions to construct and pave an additional football field-sized parking lot at the Haines ferry terminal? This is not a joke: to accommodate the terrific, revenue-positive “demand” for ferry travel on Lynn Canal aboard the new Alaska Class vessels. Recall, too, the titanic joke by the Parnell […]
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Duly Noted
Daniel Johnston is back in Haines after a five-month trip that included two-month stays in India and Sri Lanka. He kicked off his trip with a visit to Seattle, where he visited fellow Glacier Point guide Sam Edwards and Sam’s mom Mary. In India, Johnston and girlfriend Erin Dowden of Skagway visited cave temples and ruins, the Taj Mahal, and the […]
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Assembly to restart manager search
The Haines Borough Assembly is starting over with the search for a new manager after Tennessee real estate investor George Zoukee turned down the job last week. Assembly members met April 2 to discuss next steps. The meeting began with clerk and interim manager Alekka Fullerton withdrawing from consideration. Fullerton was one of four finalists selected from […]