Assembly member Debra Schnabel is questioning Haines Borough agreements with a former police chief and sergeant, who resigned in exchange for the municipality’s agreement to not discuss complaints about their alleged abusive behavior. The borough negotiated such agreements with former sergeant Jason Joel and former chief Gary Lowe. Joel resigned in April 2011 after the department received complaints about […]
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Heli-ski firm fined
Five random spot checks on Alaska Heliskiing during this year’s heli-ski season found one out-of-bounds infraction. The GPS spot checks, conducted in March and April, found Alaska Heliskiing landed out-of-bounds on April 3. The Haines Borough fined the company $250 for the violation, said manager David Sosa. “We do understand that this landing was not picking up […]
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Juneau Road document looms
A 45-day public comment period on the revised Juneau access plan – including a public meeting in Haines – will happen this summer “for sure,” project coordinator Jason Bluhm of the state Department of Transportation told Haines Chamber of Commerce members Friday. Without the expected draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Bluhm said he couldn’t get […]
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Chilkat Center lands $86K for upgrades
The Foundation for the Chilkat Center for the Arts last week secured an $86,000 grant from the Rasmuson Foundation to go toward the foundation’s “Light, Sound, Action!” upgrades project. The project will replace the theater’s lighting, sound and effects systems, as well as its curtains. It will also replace a sound system in the Chilkat […]
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Group wins $217K grant for signs, art
New signs and window displays will be going up around Haines in the next 18 months, funded by a $217,000 grant awarded this week to the Haines-based Alaska Arts Confluence by ArtPlace America. Projects funded by the grant will include professionally-designed window displays on Main Street and wayside interpretive walking tour signs in Fort Seward. […]
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Manager to hold town hall meeting
Haines Borough residents can ask questions of rookie manager David Sosa at a town hall meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Chilkat Center lobby. Sosa will give a report of his first 60 days on the job, including his observations about the borough and what actions he has taken so far. He […]
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Assembly ‘very pleased’ with new manager Sosa
The Haines Borough Assembly recently reviewed manager David Sosa’s first 60 days on the job, but failed to give any details on the assessment. The assembly voted 5-0 at its June 10 meeting to enter into executive session to review Sosa’s first two months with the borough. Mayor Stephanie Scott summarized the 30-minute discussion in one sentence, saying the general […]
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Nonprofit apps due
Local nonprofits interested in receiving funding from the Haines Borough must submit their grant applications by 5 p.m. July 15. Nonprofits that received funding last year must submit their progress and financial report describing how the organization spent last year’s grant by June 30. Applications and instructions are available online and at the borough administration office on […]
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Manager fines Nelson again for violations
Haines Borough Manager David Sosa is fining property owner Paul Nelson for failing to comply with the assembly’s order to remove improperly processed glass fill from his Skyline Estates lot within 10 days. Nelson has complied with the assembly’s directive to cap the site’s foundation, which contains the illegal fill, but he hasn’t completely disposed […]
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Baskaya ’emergency hire’ for development position
The Haines Borough has hired a “community and economic development special projects manager” to work for two months on tasks related to downtown revitalization and projects previously assigned to executive assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck. The “emergency hire” of seasonal Haines resident Christina Baskaya is only temporary, said manager David Sosa. An emergency hire can occur […]