The Alaska State Troopers suspended search operations Monday for Jenae Larson, 23, and David Simmons, 30, who went missing last week after a massive landslide above Beach Road. Mayor Douglas Olerud notified the community early Monday evening that continued rain and the risk of more landslides have prevented further search efforts of the debris field. “We […]
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New risk identified in area immediately to the south of Beach Road slide
There’s potential for another landslide on the south side of the Beach Road slide area, based on LiDAR images collected over the past few days. The entire area remains under mandatory evacuation. Residents should not return to homes until further notice, borough officials said at a noon press briefing on Thursday, Dec. 10. A LiDAR […]
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Volunteers turnout to assist with search for Simmons and Larson
Roughly 100 masked volunteers met at 6 a.m. at the Haines Borough Public Safety building on Thursday, Dec. 3 to assist with the search for two residents still missing after the Beach Road mudslide-30-year-old Haines Economic Development Corporation executive director David Simmons and Haines School kindergarten teacher Jenae Larson, in her early 20s. “I’m here because I […]
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Personnel Committee asks assembly to finalize borough manager hiring plan
The Haines Borough could begin accepting applications for a new, permanent manager as soon as this month if the assembly acts on a Personnel Committee recommendation made in late November. The committee is requesting that the assembly finalize a manager hiring plan at the regular assembly meeting on Dec. 8. At the November Personnel Committee meeting, members […]
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Borough explains ,lack of participant list, at Zoom meetings
The transition to Zoom meetings as a COVID-19 precautionary measure has been somewhat bumpy for the Haines Borough. On top of the routine “You’re still muted” and “I can’t tell who’s raising their hands” issues that come with the platform, this fall, the borough began receiving complaints from residents after it switched the assembly meeting format […]
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Planning commission recommends Front Street land swap
The planning commission recommended unanimously last week that the borough assembly negotiate a land swap between the borough and Roger Schnabel. Three lots on Front Street would change hands in an effort to provide a buffer between residential and commercial uses in the waterfront zone. Schnabel suggested the swap in September after withdrawing a U.S. […]
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November 2010 New start at heli-ski question Mayor appoints 9-member panel The Haines Borough’s new heli-skiing work group held its first meeting Tuesday, and members said they want to avoid the heated tone of previous discussions about the industry. “I think that this is a better way to resolve some of the issues than to try […]
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Assembly to allocate remaining CARES Act funds for those with greatest need
Under a revised CARES Act spending plan, the borough has $134,989 left to use before the end of the year. The question before the assembly is what to do with the remaining funds. The CARES Act, a federal coronavirus relief package passed this spring, gave money to state and local governments for costs incurred due […]
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New assembly tackles manager hiring question
The Haines Borough Assembly’s on-again, off-again manager hiring process is on again, again. At a meeting Tuesday, members restarted the discussion about the steps needed to advertise for the position. “I asked Alekka to put (the hiring discussion on the agenda). I know the Personnel Committee came up with a new manager (job) description. Where do we […]
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Architecture firm will begin work on public safety building design
Bettisworth North Architects, Inc. has been awarded a contract not to exceed $338,167 to plan and design a new Haines Borough Public Safety Building as part of the assembly’s ongoing quest to bring the project to a “shovel-ready” stage. The assembly unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday approving the contract. “Shovel-ready” means the design, permitting and preparation for […]