The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 at its regular meeting Tuesday to suspend borough manager Debra Schnabel with pay. The assembly will hold an executive session and will meet with the borough attorney to consider “the necessary steps to terminate the manager without cause.” Assembly members Paul Rogers, Brenda Josephson, Gabe Thomas and Jerry Lapp were in favor while members Stephanie Scott and […]
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Local lender reopens PPP application, EIDL remains elusive
Paycheck Protection Program loans are once again available to local businesses through First National Bank of Alaska, which began accepting new applications on Friday, May 8. The Economic Injury Disaster Loan, the other main federally funded loan available to businesses impacted by COVID-19, remains elusive for Haines businesses. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), under the […]
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Tourism board: Bring more RCCL ships
The Tourism Advisory Board is unanimously recommending that the Haines Borough Assembly pass a resolution in favor of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. increasing its number of port calls to Haines in future years. The board met for the first time in roughly a month and a half to discuss RCCL prospects with Haines tourism director Steven Auch. […]
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Volunteering is its own reward
Thank you, Mayor Jan Hill, for your hard work and long hours during these trying times. Thank you to all of the volunteers for your hard work and long hours (EOC, mask makers, elderly care, visits, etc.) Volunteers are charity workers by choice. They have pride in themselves. They feel good about what they do—it warms their […]
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Assembly to consider suspending manager with aim to fire
On Monday, May 11 assembly member Paul Rogers asked borough manager Debra Schnabel to resign and said that if she declines to step down, he will make a motion to begin the process of firing her at Tuesday’s regular meeting. Rogers confirmed to the CVN Tuesday morning that he intends to introduce a motion to suspend borough […]
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Assembly approves $3,000 chamber request
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved at its Tuesday meeting the Haines Chamber of Commerce’s request for $3,000 and declined to discuss a $20,000 request from the Alaska Avalanche Information Center. Prior to the meeting, both organizations had submitted funding requests for assembly consideration. The chamber has lost revenue with the loss of its pull-tab operation due […]
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RCCL courts Haines as Holland America, Princess cancel for 2020
While hopes for a bustling 2020 cruise ship season continue to dwindle, prospects for future summers may be looking up. At an assembly meeting Tuesday night, Haines tourism director Steven Auch announced that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has expressed interest in increasing port calls to Haines in future years. Auch said RCCL executives cited Haines’ […]
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Police tell residents to stay home as state mandates ‘social distancing’
Governor Mike Dunleavy’s self-quarantine mandate hit home for Bob Lix, 89, this week after the Haines Police department called and told him, and his family, not to leave his apartment. Police also told Ian Seward and out-of-towner Tyler Young to self-quarantine. Young traveled to Haines from Oregon on Wednesday, March 25 to purchase Seward’s 38-foot wooden troller […]
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Outside workers not ‘essential’
I encourage residents to contact Haines Borough Assembly members, Mayor Jan Hill and manager Debra Schnabel and urge them not to exempt from 14-day quarantine workers arriving from outside our community to work on elective construction projects like the harbor expansion. The existing harbor works fine for now. Expanding the harbor is a project we’ve delayed for decades. There’s no good public […]
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Quarantine vital for seasonal workers
The borough of Haines has rallied in its implementation of safety measures for its citizens. Initially, we went beyond the state’s mandates for quarantine and shelter in place. These proactive safety measures are to be commended. We have staved off the pandemic locally thus far. However, on the COVID 19 teleconference on Tuesday evening, the […]