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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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 […]
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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 […]
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Tobacco tax delayed as retailer threatens town
An excise tax on tobacco will go to a fourth public hearing after strong words from community members opposing the tax who said they’d “make sure the borough loses tax dollars as a consequence of this overreach” and that the tax would cause smoking parents to spend less money on their children. The proposed tax […]
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Borough candidates talk business in final forum
The Haines Chamber of Commerce asked business and economy-focused questions of assembly and mayoral candidates at the third and final candidate forum before the Oct. 3 municipal election. Chamber Executive Director Tracy Harmon asked the eight candidates seven questions and each had one minute to respond. Chamber president John Hagen assisted in moderating the forum […]
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One of these candidates will be Haines’ next mayor
Challenger Joanie Wagner says Haines needs a fresh perspective. Incumbent Jan Hill says experience counts. In one sentence, please describe the role of the mayor. Wagner: The Mayor sets the tone for our community and also is an example for the community. Hill: The role of the Mayor is to run assembly meetings, represent the community locally and beyond, and to […]
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Borough candidates differ on police, Tier 3 protection
Haines Borough Mayor and assembly candidates differed on policing outside the townsite and Tier 3 designation for the Chilkat River at a Wednesday forum at Mosquito Lake School Community Center. Incumbent Mayor Jan Hill and opponent Joanie Wagner, as well as assembly candidates Michael Fullerton, Sean Maidy, Diana Lapham and Brenda Josephson answered questions from community members up the highway. Assembly candidates […]