Alaska cities and boroughs are still figuring out how to spend the $569 million in federal CARES Act funding coming their way from the state — with municipalities all doing it a little differently. Or a lot differently. Whereas the most a Haines business or nonprofit can receive from the borough’s CARES Act grants program […]
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Draw your own conclusions
I’ve noticed a lot of letters from people I never heard of (and I’ve lived here for more than 50 years), protesting the firing of the most recent borough manager. Prior to this firing, the previous assembly saw fit to fire a retired, flag ranked U.S. Coast Guard officer. While serving, he had been the […]
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Arts Outlook
First Friday features pottery, mixology As tourism season wraps up and summer turns to fall, Haines businesses will keep their doors open for October’s First Friday with pottery and watercolor displays, a bed and breakfast open house and a mixology workshop. Main Street’s Skipping Stone Studio will feature pottery and ceramic work from Haines local […]
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I know who I’m not voting for
It is shameful that Debra Schnabel would be terminated. She stands head and shoulders above the three Assembly members and the Mayor. She has worked tirelessly for the borough, and I don’t think the petty arguments are in order to terminate her. I am definitely not going to vote for the three members of the Assembly that fired […]
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Public officials should put their egos aside
I was very disappointed when Mr. Rogers, Assembly members Thomas, Josephson and Mayor Hill fired the borough manager without cause. The decision, based on the reasons Mr. Rogers described, seemed to hinge on two very particular events. One, the incident with providing library services when he wasn’t informed of information that made his actions seem less than […]
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Volunteers rally for food security, Mosquito Lake Community Center
About 60 volunteers helped cultivate a new community garden Saturday at the Mosquito Lake Community Center. Organizer Erika Merklin has been trying to reinvigorate the building since earlier this year. She envisions the former Mosquito Lake School to be a multipurpose community center that offers child care services, gardening and fitness classes and, most importantly, […]
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Final hour budget cuts reduce funding for museum, police
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a $19.7 million operating and capital budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, including $1,860,626 in CARES Act Funds and $7,209,000 in state and federal grants for capital projects. The budget’s final passage was marked by a number of last-minute amendments. This year, the borough faced unexpected shortfalls including […]
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I know who I’m not voting for
It is shameful that Debra Schnabel would be terminated. She stands head and shoulders above the three Assembly members and the Mayor. She has worked tirelessly for the borough, and I don’t think the petty arguments are in order to terminate her. I am definitely not going to vote for the three members of the Assembly that fired […]
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Assembly will begin manager hiring process
The Haines Borough Assembly plans to discuss hire of a new borough manager at the end of this month. At Tuesday’s assembly meeting, members added the topic as an agenda item for the June 23 personnel committee meeting. Also Tuesday, assembly members approved a manager evaluation form and a timeline for conducting annual manager evaluations. Under the […]
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Schnabel, citizens deserve better
Debra deserved better. So did the people of Haines. I look forward to the day when petty people who misuse their political power are no longer elected. I apologize for voting for Paul Rogers. I had no idea that he was a lackey for Don Turner Jr. or that he was so weak in the […]