As a member of the Planning Commission when this heliport idea surfaced all those years ago, the overwhelming recommendation of the Commission was all commercial helicopter operations be based out of the Haines airport. This was done for obvious reasons, mostly public safety and public and environmental health. The assembly ignored it and hired a professional consultant […]
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Mud Bay residents submit petition to assembly to ban commercial events
Mud Bay residents submitted a petition to the Haines Borough Assembly requesting a code change to prohibit commercial events in the Mud Bay Rural Residential Zone (MBRRZ), which encompasses much of the Chilkat Peninsula south of Carr’s Cove. Signed by more than 100 residents, the petition asks that commercial event venues join heliports and resource extraction on […]
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This Week in History
Sept. 24 2009 A miner who was in the shack that blew off the side of a mountain near the border last weekend said the roof of the building was tethered to its base, not to the ground. “It has been tied better than it was. You have to go directly into the ground,” said […]
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Residents build case for community center
Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center board members are building a case for keeping the facility open for the coming fiscal year. At a meeting in February, Haines Borough Assembly members identified the Mosquito Lake Community Center as one of several facilities that could be offloaded in an effort to reduce the borough’s budget in […]
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Heli port application withdrawn
After a 40-minute discussion at the planning commission meeting Thursday, Big Salmon Ventures owner Scott Sundberg withdrew his application for a heliport near 26 Mile on the Haines Highway, though only temporarily. “At this point I will withdraw because… I do hear that it’s not going to pass, so that’s the main reason,” Sundberg told commissioners. “I […]
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Helipad application withdrawn due to lack of full commission
Four hours before the Haines Borough Planning Commission was set to hear a conditional use permit application for a heliport at 26 Mile, the applicant Big Salmon Ventures withdrew the application, citing lack of commissioners at the meeting. In 2011, the Planning Commission denied Big Salmon Ventures’ heli-port application. In 2014, they approved a one-year permit while the borough […]
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Borough fines Skagway tour company
The Haines Borough this month fined Skagway tour company Alaska Excursions $2,500 for operating a tour at Glacier Point without a permit in 2017. Alaska Excursion’s Robert Murphy operates the Glacier Point canoe tour. The Haines Borough discovered the unpermitted activity after a competing tour company notified staff that Alaska Excursions was advertising a different ATV tour without a […]
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Assembly: University timber sale University timber sale
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to evaluate the borough’s legal options if the University of Alaska awards a timber sale contract in the Chilkat Peninsula because “the proposed University timber sale violates all existing provisions for commercial use in the Mud Bay rural residential zone as well as the purpose and intent of that code.” Assembly member Stephanie […]
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Assembly: University timber sale violates Mud Bay code
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to evaluate the borough’s legal options if the University of Alaska awards a timber sale contract in the Chilkat Peninsula because “the proposed University timber sale violates all existing provisions for commercial use in the Mud Bay rural residential zone as well as the purpose and intent of that code.” Assembly member Stephanie […]
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Question for Haines: Is the Freeride over?
The Freeride World Tour is losing its title sponsor next year, and the tighter budget could put the Haines stop in jeopardy. Freeride World Tour general manager Julien Hess said Swatch will no longer be the competition’s title sponsor, causing a significant loss of funding for the tour of extreme ski destinations. “Regarding Swatch, the […]