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Mayor: Juneau trip netted many connections
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill recently returned from a trip to Juneau for the Alaska Municipal League Winter Legislative conference, where she hobnobbed with legislators and made “very good connections.” The conference ran from Feb. 16-18. Former Rep. Bill Thomas, who was in Juneau on other business, introduced Hill “to several legislators that I may or may not have […]
Former mayor continues fight in rate case
After being stonewalled by the Haines Borough Assembly, former Mayor Stephanie Scott is asking the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to explain how an 11 percent settlement with the Alaska Power Company would serve the public’s interest. Scott submitted a letter to the RCA last week asking the agency commissioners responsible for accepting the settlement to publicly “shed light on” […]
Mayor sets office hours
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill has set office hours from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Hill said residents and assembly members can find her in her office at the borough administration building during those times, though she will also make herself available by appointment. “I plan to be pretty flexible, but I want to spend […]
Mayor Scott will continue to help Haines
I want to say thank you for bestowing the honor of “mayor” on me for the past three years. I am disappointed that I was not re-elected, but I am not disappointed in Haines. I have high hopes for us! I hope that you will continue to help Haines with all kinds of positive transformations: […]
Steel roof for school, Jan Hill for mayor
So someone finally spoke up about fixing the school roof problem. Why not put a good steel roof on that will last much longer? Change the ordinance. Use some common sense. The council tries to change state law on senior exemptions and marijuana laws before it is even voted on. The Mayor and council want us to […]
Mayor’s vote sends message against pot
With a tie-breaking vote cast by Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott, the assembly passed a resolution Tuesday opposing a statewide proposition to legalize and commercialize marijuana in Alaska. The assembly voted 3-3, with assembly members Diana Lapham, Dave Berry and Jerry Lapp in favor of the resolution opposing Proposition 2, a ballot measure Alaska voters will decide on during the […]
Mayor Scott to seek re-election
Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott has made up her mind to fight for another three-year term at the borough’s helm. To date, the mayor’s race includes Scott and former Mayor Jan Hill, who have declared their plans to run. “I realized that if people are waiting for me to make a decision and they are going to make their decision […]
Mayor’s statement contradicts message
If the Mayor believes “there is no amount of money that is worth community cohesion,” why then did she feel it necessary to publicly disparage Lynn Canal Conservation’s efforts last year to bring speakers to town to discuss mining issues? It seems especially odd, since she now appears ready to follow suit, but from what she considers to be […]
Assembly: No to mayor’s road letter
The Haines Borough Assembly April 8 rejected Mayor Stephanie Scott’s request to send an opinion piece to the Juneau Empire criticizing funding of the Juneau Access Project. The letter, Scott said, was intended “to express a sense of dismay about the way the legislature is spending your money.” Scott pointed out the Alaska Legislature has failed to fund any […]