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Cone, Geise, Winge take on incumbents Ballot set for borough election

It’s looking like a lopsided race for two open seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. Following Tuesday’s filing deadline for candidates, incumbent assemblyman Steve Vick will face challengers Linda Geise and John Winge, while newcomer Greg Goodman will run uncontested for an assembly seat formerly held by Norm Smith. For the borough school board, there is one contested race. Sean […]

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Winge, Goodman seek assembly

Thinking about serving on the borough or school board? The filing deadline for candidates is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Required forms are available at the borough office, Third Avenue and Willard Street. Tire shop operator John Winge and former borough police chief Greg Goodman were certified as assembly candidates recently. Winge is seeking a three-year seat currently […]

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Election season opens Geise seeks assembly seat

Two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly and three on the school board are up for grabs in the Oct. 5 municipal election. The candidate filing period for local office opened Monday and closes 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. Candidate packets are available on the borough’s website and at the borough administration building on Third Avenue. Eligible candidates must […]

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Assembly tempers talk on non-profits

The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to fund hazardous waste collection for local businesses on a limited, trial basis and to increase grants to local organizations to $100,000. That’s down from $118,500 requested but up from $82,000 that will be spent in the current year. The decision on local grants won’t be final until the borough budget […]

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Assembly debates annual grants to non-profits

The Haines Borough Assembly May 25 is slated to adopt its $11 million operating and capital budget, and will consider amending it to include as much as $118,000 in grant requests from community organizations. During discussion at a budget workshop May 11, some assembly members said community organizations on the list provided valuable services in town, but […]

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Assembly OKs 10K pay hike for harbormaster

The Haines Borough Assembly Friday May 7 gave the borough manager the go-ahead to increase harbormaster pay by up to $10,000 to attract the borough’s top candidate, currently harbormaster in Whittier. The borough budgeted $58,000 in wages for the harbormaster position this year, up from $55,000 it paid former harbormaster Christian Racich. The assembly’s okay gives borough […]