he Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted last month to postpone a decision on whether or not to include assembly chambers in the library expansion project until a full assembly is seated. Earlier this year, the assembly voted to spend $30,000 to find out how much such an expansion would cost. At its regular meeting on Sept. 24, […]
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Interview with candidates for the Haines Borough Assembly seats
Do you think the borough’s current level of taxation is appropriate? If not, how would you change it? Sally McGuire: About one-fifth of our sales tax (over $500) is a dedicated tax for tourism and economic development. I would like to see this go into the general fund. It was intended to boost tourism back […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Mining
Dunleavy’s unannounced visit is appalling
Haines’ residents learned after-the-fact about Gov. Dunleavy’s recent visit to the Palmer Project with his chief of staff, Ben Stevens, and ADEC Commissioner Brune, via the Chilkat Valley News and KHNS. Neither the assembly, interested entities like the Klukwan community residing just downstream from the proposed mine site, nor other invested local folks had the opportunity to interact with […]
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Duly Noted
Stoli Antoanetova Lende and Nels Wolf Lynch were married Friday afternoon at the Chilkat Center, surrounded by family and friends. Don Nash served as marriage minister. Scott Pierce and Julia Scott performed “Swept Me Away,” a song by the Avett Brothers, and Stoli’s mom, Heather Lende, read a poem she composed for the couple. Stoli’s […]
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New signs beg the question: What is a scenic view?
New road signs installed on the Haines Highway by the Department of Transportation last month have some residents scratching their heads. Last month, the state placed 16 signs between 6.5 Mile and 11.5 Mile Haines Highway, including signs pointing to “Ripinski Trail” at the 7 Mile Saddle trailhead (spelled with the controversial ‘i’ spelling of […]
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Gov. Dunleavy visits Palmer Project
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, along with Chief of Staff Ben Stevens and Department of Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune, visited Haines for a private tour of the Palmer Project exploration site on Monday. The governor and his staff flew by helicopter directly from Juneau to the site 35 miles north of Haines. Constantine Metal Resources staff led […]
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Prisciandaro resigns; but only two assembly seats up for election
This week, Diana Lapham revoked her candidacy for a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly, and assembly member Will Prisciandaro resigned, opening up a third seat for election. Assembly member Will Prisciandaro emailed an official resignation to Mayor Jan Hill on Sunday, amid calls to step down from some assembly members and residents who said his recent move to […]
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Six candidates vie for two seats in assembly race
Residents Diana Lapham, Sally McGuire, Zephyr Sincerny, Sean Gaffney and Gabe Thomas filed candidacy for two vacating seats on the Haines Borough Assembly, joining applicant Paul Rogers, who registered last week. Lapham, a three-decades long Haines resident and former assembly member from 2013 to 2016, said she was solicited by community members to campaign for a […]
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Policing ballot prop stalls
A charter change for areawide policing might not make it to the October ballot. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to hold a third public hearing for the ordinance at their Tuesday meeting to give staff time to hash out disputes in interpretation of charter language. “We’ve had some information that caused us to have more than […]
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We need to fix cruise impacts to communications
Am I the only person in Haines that feels resentment about the huge increase in cruise ship visits without a corresponding increase in infrastructure? It is routine on ship days to have calls dropped, or be completely unable to make calls. While a ship is in, the internet has two speeds—very slow and stopped. I […]