Friends of Mike and Elaine Crawshay were saddened to hear of the fire that destroyed Kluane Machine, their auto repair shop of 30 years in Haines Junction, Y.T. The fire was reported early on Thursday, March 2. It destroyed two vehicles, two motorcycles and all of Mike’s tools. According to CBC News, the business was […]
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Manager applicants include Bill Seward
By Kyle Clayton Haines Borough Assembly members will meet Thursday to start reviewing applications for the manager position. They include one from recent manager Bill Seward, who was fired from the job in December. “After careful review of the circumstances, I believe the Haines Borough continues to be an excellent fit for my background, experience and skill sets,” […]
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Extension for comments on trash rate regulation
Community Waste Solutions is advocating that the Haines Borough Assembly reconsider a Feb. 28 recommendation that the state regulatory commission set local garbage rates, following a three-week extension of a comment deadline. CWS representative Sally Garton told the borough’s Solid Waste Working Group March 2 that the Regulatory Commission of Alaska granted the borough a deadline extension […]
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State trooper position moved
Alaska State Trooper Director Colonel James Cockrell wrote Haines Mayor Jan Hill last week informing her of the state’s decision to move the Haines trooper position to Bethel. Cockrell said his agency has experienced a $10 million budget reduction during the past two years and is facing a $1.4 million reduction this year along with the loss of […]
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Assembly: Have state govern garbage rates
Mayor Jan Hill broke a 3-3 Haines Borough Assembly tie Tuesday to recommend that the state regulatory commission regulate trash collection rates instead of the borough. Community Waste Solutions, the town’s privately-owned trash handler, said state regulation could lead to a hike in collection fees. This action comes after the RCA set a March 2 deadline to hear a […]
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Duly Noted
Tod Sebens has returned from a solo, month-long bike trip across Madagascar, the island nation of Africa. His route took him through rainforests, past beaches and over more hills than he expected. He saw lemurs, chameleons, anacondas and century-old baobab trees. He’ll make a presentation about his trip at the public library on Thursday, March […]
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Make committee more well-rounded
In the borough code, conflict of interest is defined as someone who would gain financially or have a special interest in a particular topic. In regards to the Parks and Recreation Committee, four of the standing five are Lynn Canal Conservation members. By adding George Figdor to the board, it would be five. It seems that since Lynn […]
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Borough, DA won’t pursue Turner claim
Neither the state district attorney nor the Haines Borough will investigate a complaint that the assembly acted improperly when it voted against seating former assembly member Diana Lapham on the borough’s Port and Harbor Advisory Committee. A complaint authored by residents Don Turner Jr. and Terry Pardee and signed by 15 residents was received by the borough […]
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Code group decides priorities
The Haines Borough Code Review Commission set minor offenses – the catalyst for the group’s formation – as its third priority as it begins to weed out errors and redundancies in borough law next month. “That’s like a shotgun, minor offenses, that’s huge,” said commission chair Mike Denker. The commission decided at its Feb. 2 meeting to […]
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Assembly takes up taxes, cuts
Haines Borough Assembly members voiced support for reducing or eliminating dedication of sales taxes, and pursuing new alcohol, tobacco and marijuana taxes during a workshop Tuesday aimed at providing direction to staff developing next year’s budget. There was also support voiced for a severance tax and for billing insurance for ambulance calls. But the meeting […]