A Haines Borough contingent won’t be making the trip to Washington, D.C., this spring. “There are so many things that need to be tended to here in the borough, and I feel an absence from the borough should only be undertaken if it’s absolutely required,” said Mayor Stephanie Scott. She sought assembly approval last week to cancel the annual […]
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Kindness helps during difficult time
We would like to thank Steve Vick and HARK for all the support when Sky, our beloved dog, tangled with a moose last weekend. We would also like to thank friends Greg Podsiki, Fred Gray, Patrick Shallcross, John and Suzanne Newton and my sister, Heather Lende, for helping make a difficult time much more bearable. Small acts […]
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Alaskan women rock scavenger event
Geesh! I advertised,“Wanted: 36 Alaska Women,” and it worked. Well, I got 28 anyway. Seven, four-women teams shared a beautiful, sunny, winter day with me and many other volunteers Saturday. They snowshoed, drove a loader and 32-foot fishing vessels, shot skeet at the shooting range, snowmachined, competed in fire-building, firewood stacking and two-women saw, solved […]
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Hall challenges change in garbage contracting
An attorney for Community Waste Solutions this week said that state law doesn’t allow the Haines Borough to offer an exclusive contract for trash collection in the townsite to any other company. Because the local garbage company is the only state-certified provider for the townsite, it’s the only company that can have an exclusive arrangement, attorney Paul […]
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Harbor policing ordinance clarified The Haines Borough Assembly last week removed the words “peace officer” from an ordinance to clarify governance of port and harbor facilities. The ordinance had designated harbormaster Ed Barrett as a peace officer and facility security officer for all port and harbor facilities. Police chief Gary Lowe in a Jan. 6 memo cautioned borough manager Mark […]
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Pup dogged by cliff, gets helping hand
Despite his name and breed, Klondike, a Bernese Mountain Dog, found himself in a precarious situation over the weekend when he was trapped on a rocky ledge with no way out. But he kept his wits about him and thanks to some agile human friends, Klondike was safely recovered. Five-year-old Klondike belongs to the Podsiki […]
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Scott appoints six to task force for community center design
Mayor Stephanie Scott last month appointed six residents to a task force that will examine responses to a “request for qualifications” for community center professional design services. Appointees include Dave Berry, Chilkoot Indian Association; Lenise Henderson Fontenot, Downtown Revitalization Committee; Daymond Hoffman and Steve Vick, Haines Borough Assembly; Rob Goldberg, Haines Borough Planning Commission; and Michael Byer, Haines Borough School District. One more seat […]
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Assembly leans to spot check heli-ski GPS data
Mayor Stephanie Scott on Tuesday twice broke tie votes of the Haines Borough Assembly regarding global positioning system data for helicopter skiing, advancing amendments that would lead to spot checks for compliance that would be public information. The assembly delayed a vote on adopting the amended ordinance until Tuesday, Feb. 28. “What we’re really trying to do here, I […]
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Assembly wants more Chilkat Center options
The Haines Borough Assembly this week directed manager Mark Earnest to provide a report outlining options for maintenance and ownership of the Chilkat Center. “This is a facility that is in need of a solution and has been asking for that solution for a long time,” said assemblyman Steve Vick. “This information is what we’d need in order to come […]
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Borough manager’s contract extended
The Haines Borough Assembly approved an 18-month contract extension and 2 percent pay raise for borough manager Mark Earnest following an evaluation last week. “I’m very appreciative of the opportunity to continue serving the community and the borough, and I look forward to pushing the projects that we’ve got moving in the next year and a half,” Earnest said. […]