University of Alaska representatives and the Haines Borough Assembly discussed alternatives to a timber sale on the Mud Bay peninsula, which included the possibility of the Haines Borough constructing a road to provide access for a potential land sale. The university’s Board of Regents triggered the timber sale on about 400 acres of land in the Mud Bay Land […]
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Debate over downtown lot’s use crops up again
Public versus private use of a downtown lot resurfaced as various borough boards and committees rehashed what to do with the empty lot at Third and Main, known as lot 8A. In a 5-2 vote last month, the parks and recreation advisory committee recommended that the lot be designated as a public use and recreation […]
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Safety commission seeks two additional members
The Haines Borough public safety commission met last week to seat a new chairperson, discuss long-term goals and devise strategies for grappling with illegal drug use in Haines. Last month the borough assembly denied the commission’s proposed name change to the “public health and safety commission.” Assembly members cited concerns about taking on the additional responsibilities of […]
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Borough assembly meetings: How long is too long
Haines Mayor Jan Hill will crack open a parliamentary procedures rule book during next week’s assembly meeting in an effort to make them more efficient. Hill told the assembly at its Oct. 10 meeting that discussion of ordinances for introduction were limited to five minutes each. “Many times when we introduce our ordinances we talk about each one […]
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Maidy elected for third seat
Sean Maidy will serve a one-year term on the assembly following Tuesday’s canvass of 23 of the 46 additional ballots in the Oct. 3 municipal election. Also confirmed as winners Tuesday were top assembly vote-getter Brenda Josephson (611) and Stephanie Scott (566). The race for the third seat was too close to call after last week’s election. […]
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Borough to tax tobacco and pot
Tobacco and marijuana taxes will take effect Jan. 1, 2018 after the assembly voted to approve the excise taxes Tuesday. The assembly voted 4-2 to charge a $2 per pack excise tax on cigarettes and 45 percent of the wholesale price of other tobacco products. The assembly pushed the tax to a fourth public hearing […]
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Assembly wants university to delay logging in Mud Bay
The Haines Borough Assembly is asking the University of Alaska to delay awarding the Chilkat Peninsula timber sale contract until they can meet and discuss local zoning issues related to logging. The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved the competitive timber sale on about 400 acres of land in the Mud Bay zoning area last month […]
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Borough to tax tobacco and pot
Tobacco and marijuana taxes will take effect Jan. 1, 2018 after the assembly voted to approve the excise taxes Tuesday. The assembly voted 4-2 to charge a $2 per pack excise tax on cigarettes and 45 percent of the wholesale price of other tobacco products. The assembly pushed the tax to a fourth public hearing […]
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Maidy elected for third seat
Sean Maidy will serve a one-year term on the assembly following Tuesday’s canvass of 23 of the 46 additional ballots in the Oct. 3 municipal election. Also confirmed as winners Tuesday were top assembly vote-getter Brenda Josephson (611) and Stephanie Scott (566). The race for the third seat was too close to call after last week’s election. […]
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Voters elect Hill, Josephson and Scott; last seat still close
Haines voters re-elected Jan Hill as Mayor and chose Brenda Josephson and Stephanie Scott to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly during Tuesday’s municipal election, according to unofficial results. With 46 votes to be considered, the race is still too close to call between assembly candidates Sean Maidy, Diana Lapham and Michael Fullerton for the remaining seat. Maidy has 484 votes. Lapham trails […]