Suzanne and John Newton will be looking at different mountains soon. After 11 years in Haines, the couple is moving to Crossville, Tenn. The view from their new house will include the Cumberland Mountains and the start of the Great Smoky Mountain range. Back when they lived in the Midwest, the couple would take their […]
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Recall proponents absent from public forum
In a public forum Wednesday, Aug. 9, the three Haines Borough Assembly members targeted for recall answered questions regarding the allegations against them in a KHNS and Chilkat Valley News public forum. While around 30 of the recall sponsors and supporters were invited to defend their views, none agreed to attend. The special election to recall assembly […]
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Haines votes ‘No’ to recall three assembly members
Assembly members Heather Lende, Tresham Gregg and Tom Morphet retained their seats on the assembly, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s special recall election. More than 1,050 people, 47 percent of registered voters, cast their ballots in the special election, signaling the end of a recall effort that started in April. Don Turner Jr. initiated […]
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Recall has long-lasting effects
A couple months ago I was asked to sign the recall petition. I declined. I kept remembering the last recall we had years ago and how that divided the community with lingering animosities that lasted for years. I also reflected on the comments from several people including the Mayor, some assembly and board members as to […]
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Haines to host legislative talks
The Alaska Municipal League Summer Legislative Conference will bring about 100 people to Haines next week to discuss the state’s recent legislative session and how to prepare for the next year. AML is a statewide nonprofit organization that advocates and provides trainings for local governments and builds partnerships between municipalities. At the annual conference, AML […]
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Expanded police service goes back to committee
The question of extending police service borough-wide won’t go before voters this October after the Haines Borough Assembly referred the issue back to committee. Borough staff recommended sending it back to the Government Affairs and Services Committee after several public meetings about the proposed ordinance to create a “community safety service area.” The issue began after the […]
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Ryan finalist for manager
Haines Borough Public Facilities Director Brad Ryan is among three finalists for a city manager position in Dillingham. Ryan has served as the interim borough manager twice in the last two years, with his most recent appointment this winter after former manager Bill Seward was fired in December. Ryan was a finalist for the manager […]
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Vote facts, not personal feelings
Jean and I decided to live here for the same reasons as many of you. The area is incredibly beautiful and Haines is one of the few remaining authentic Alaska towns. The people work hard and try to do right. The Secretary of Defense, General Mattis, was recently asked what worried him most about America; his […]
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Expanded police service still murky
A complex, borough-wide police service area draft ordinance might come before voters this October, but some residents and assembly members say it needs to be simplified and restructured. Since the Alaska State Troopers eliminated its trooper position from the borough last winter, the community has been discussing what presence the police should have outside city […]
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Local leaders can’t make everyone happy
I would like to once again thank the Mayor and all the Haines Borough Assembly members for their commitment to a thankless job that involves hours of preparation to be well informed of the many decisions to be made affecting a municipality, and rarely reaps anything but grief from folks that don’t agree with decisions made. I would also […]