Recent articles and comments in CVN as well as others I’ve heard prompt this letter. The good news is Constantine continues to move forward as a high income, job producer with much negative overembellishment expressed by some, who often find themselves on the wrong side of history. The future of mining in the surrounding district […]
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Borough Briefs
KHNS receives borough funding The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $20,000 allocation Thursday to KHNS in the wake of stripped state funding. Last month, KHNS station manager Kay Clements requested the money from the assembly after Gov. Mike Dunleavy eliminated public radio funding, which amounted to about $75,000 for KHNS. To compensate for cuts, the department […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Borough Briefs
School enrollment higher than projected Haines school enrollment is more than projected, which will result in an increase in the school’s budget. Last November, school administrators had projected this school year’s enrollment at 233, which would have resulted in a $154,000 loss in revenue for this fiscal year. Enrollment is now projected at 246, school […]
Posted inNews, Public Safety
Should the assembly be in charge of police chief?
The assembly voted 5-1 on July 18 to elevate the Haines Borough chief of police position to a borough officer. That would put the chief directly under the supervision of the assembly instead of the borough manager. At least one assembly member has criticized the move as leading to politicization of the police department. The chief of […]
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Brad Ryan offered Skagway borough manager position
Brad Ryan offered Skagway position On July 18, the Skagway Borough Assembly unanimously voted to offer its vacant manager position to Haines public facilities director Brad Ryan. Ryan was selected among two other finalists, former city managers in Maryland and Michigan. Ryan received the official offer on July 23 and said Wednesday he was still […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Borough Briefs
Quarterly sales tax collections down Sales tax collections submitted to the Haines Borough for the first quarter of 2019 are down 3.6 percent, or $17,000, from the same quarter last year. Borough manager Debra Schnabel said the reasons for the dip are a poor heliskiing season, costing the borough about $8,000, and the borough assembly’s decision to no longer […]
Posted inHaines Borough, Local News
Borough Briefs
Hearing set for solid waste proposal The Haines Borough Assembly introduced a taxpayer-funded solid waste management program ordinance along with a ballot measure that would increase borough sales tax by 1 percent to pay for the operation, maintenance and enforcement of the program that is estimated to cost between $350,000 to $450,000. The revenue would, in part, […]
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High bidder for harbor project complains to assembly
On June 27, borough staff recommended the assembly proceed with awarding a harbor project to low-bidder Hamilton Construction. But the assembly took no action after public facilities director Brad Ryan removed himself from further discussion following allegations against him by the losing bidder and as a former assembly member accused that same bidder of inappropriately […]
Posted inNews, Public Safety
Police back to full strength
The Haines Borough Police Department returned to full strength when Mayor Jan Hill swore in Michael Fullerton on Monday. Fullerton was selected from among four applicants-two local – for the position vacated in May by officer Brayton Long. Fullerton, 53, served a stint as an Alaska State Trooper in Fairbanks, but moved back to Haines to be closer to his […]
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Planning commission debates local ferry service
In the midst of deep state budget cuts to the Alaska Marine Highway System, the Haines Borough Planning Commission debated last week whether or not to support Skagway’s efforts to create a Lynn Canal ferry authority. Last month, Skagway’s Marine Highway Ad Hoc Committee hired the research firm McDowell Group to study the viability of locally governed ferry service […]