The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel is hosting a free health fair for pets on Saturday, June 9, at the ANB Hall. The 10 a.m.-1 p.m. event includes tips from HARK and local professionals on dog grooming, preventative health care, holistic health, obedience training, dietary needs and more. “All dogs and cats are welcome, but please […]
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No special election to fill vacant seats
A push by Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott to allow use of special elections to fill vacancies on the borough assembly died Tuesday after failing to gain majority support on the assembly. A vote to advance the measure to a second public hearing failed with only two votes in support. Members Steve Vick, Debra Schnabel and Norm Smith were opposed. Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman favored the change. […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Brownies grateful for help with activities
The Haines Brownies would like to extend a big, heartfelt thank-you to many people and organizations for helping us have a great experience this year! A gigantic thank you to the Stanfords for the great dog-mushing adventure, to Barbara Mulford and the Takshanuk Mountain Trail for an exciting overnight with our Juneau Brownie sisters, to Steve […]
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Assembly drops pay phone request
The Haines Borough Assembly last week hung up on a proposal to refer a discussion of pay phones to a committee. Newspaper editor Tom Morphet, at the request of Mayor Stephanie Scott, prepared a resolution asking Alaska Power and Telephone to reactivate a half-dozen pay phones around town. Morphet took interest in the issue last spring, after AP&T removed […]
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
Tax appeal board votes on 5 complaints
Members of the Haines Borough Assembly acting as the Board of Equalization lowered one property assessment and kept four the same April 30. Lack of access and wetlands were issues for property owners seeking reduced valuations. “I understand the rationale for the assessor to assess…but I’m having a hard time with property that’s 2,650 feet up the […]
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Borough grants may stay at 2011 levels
By Tom Morphet Facing a room full of advocates for local non-profit organizations, the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday backed away from a manager’s recommendation to reduce by 50 percent the municipality’s contributions to community organizations. It appears instead the borough’s total contributions may hold steady to last year’s amount, roughly $155,000. Sixteen groups requested $180,118 this year. […]
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Athletes shine on home track
The Haines High School track and field teams hosted their annual home meet last weekend. The Glacier Bears competed against athletes from Gustavus, Juneau Douglas, Sitka, Skagway and Thunder Mountain. First-place finishers for the Haines boys included sophomore Devin Light, 100-meter dash; senior Devin Braaten, 110-meter high hurdles; senior Brandon Haxton, shot put; senior Tyler […]
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Economic development wording axed
Mayor Stephanie Scott on Tuesday broke a tie vote of the Haines Borough Assembly to adopt an ordinance that removes code language mandating the municipality have a department of economic development and an economic development director. Assembly members Debra Schnabel, Norm Smith and Joanne Waterman also voted in support of eliminating the department from code. “I’ve been here long enough to say that this […]
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Assembly considers eliminating lobbyist
The Haines Borough Assembly members may eliminate or reduce spending on a Washington, D.C. lobbyist in the coming year. For at least the past four years, the assembly has paid Brad Gilman of Robertson, Monagle and Eastaugh’s Washington office $50,000 per year for representing the borough and advocating federal legislation benefiting the municipality. But with federal spending […]
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Assembly advances fix for appointments
The Haines Borough Assembly last week introduced an ordinance that would require a simple majority vote of remaining members to fill assembly vacancies, a move aimed at easing gridlock. The borough’s government affairs and services committee of assembly members Daymond Hoffman, Debra Schnabel and committee chair Steve Vick recommended the change. Last June, the assembly failed to appoint a replacement for a […]