Three candidates for Haines Borough Assembly offered views on a range of local issues at a candidates’ forum last week sponsored by We the People of Haines. The event, held Sept. 13 at Sheldon Museum, drew candidates Dave Berry, Jono Greene and Joanne Waterman. Below are excerpted responses to some of the questions asked by We the People […]
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School board to hear Brown’s grievance
Haines Borough school board will hear a grievance from veteran teacher Patty Brown 7 p.m. Monday at the Haines School. Brown, who has worked 17 years at the school, wants to know why her name was not forwarded to a committee last spring that was to consider candidates for a middle school job teaching science, math and […]
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Area property sales lagging
Area property sales – which slowly rebounded following the 2008 banking crisis – appear to be slumping. Through Aug. 10, the Haines Borough saw only 27 properties change hands in 2012, compared to a total of 79 in 2011. About two-thirds of sales typically come during summer months, according to property agents. The borough hasn’t issued a […]
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Assembly: No full income reporting
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday relaxed its proposed financial disclosure reporting regulations, eliminating a requirement that would have made elected officials report their full incomes. Under an amendment pushed by assemblywoman Joanne Waterman, borough elected leaders would have to report only sources of income greater than $5,000, not total amounts of income from those sources. The change […]
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Pare school board to 5 members?
Should the Haines Borough School District reduce its school board membership from seven to five? The question was raised at Tuesday’s board meeting, invoking a lively discussion among members. Apparent lack of interest from community members running for school board seats prompted the question and discussion. In the past two elections, seats have gone vacant with appointments necessary to round out […]
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Assembly races: Studley vs. Waterman, Berry vs. Greene
Incumbent Daymond Hoffman won’t seek re-election to the Haines Borough Assembly. Instead, former City of Haines Mayor Dave Berry Jr. and tour boat captain Jonathan “Jono” Greene will vie for his vacated seat. “I need to spend time with my kids and my family,” Hoffman said this week. “The assembly takes a lot of time. It’s something I’m going to […]
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Byer receives “excellent’ from boatd
Haines Borough school superintendent Michael Byer received a nearly perfect score from school board members during his annual evaluation June 28. The five-paragraph summary of Byer’s verbal evaluation, released by the board this week, said the board agreed on an “overall rating of excellent.” The summary, penned by school board president Carol Kelly, contains an almost exclusively flattering description […]
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Filing deadline Friday for 2 assembly, 4 school seats
Two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly and four of seven seats on the borough school board will be decided in the municipal election Oct. 2. The candidate filing period opened July 9 and ends July 27. Borough voters also will be asked if they want to relax financial reporting requirements for elected and appointed officials. Assemblywoman Joanne Waterman, who […]
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High school senior seeks school board seat
Royal Henderson, an incoming senior at Haines High School, will run for a seat on the Haines Borough school board. Henderson turns 18 on Aug. 25. “I spend more time in the school than a regular board member would… I want to prove that there’s no reason a student can’t serve on the board as a voting […]
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Secures schools money comes through: $359K
The Haines Borough expects to receive about $359,000 in secure schools funding, following passage this week of the federal transportation bill. The legislation, signed by President Barack Obama, approves $346 million to 700 rural communities in 41 states. The money is a one-year extension of a program intended as compensation for communities that previously received a share […]