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Borough Briefs
School enrollment higher than projected Haines school enrollment is more than projected, which will result in an increase in the school’s budget....
Thanks for brightening our funding future
On behalf of the Chilkat Center for the Arts and the Haines Borough Public Library, I would like to thank everyone who attended “Tapestry of...
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University alleges illegal timber harvest
The University of Alaska has alerted the Haines Borough of an "alarming amount of timber theft,...
Should 'public safety' be nixed from tourism code?
The Tourism Advisory Board discussed staff-recommended revisions to the borough’s business licensing code Tuesday that would eliminate references...
Why won't the state investigate crimes?
This police responsibility question is an interesting one; just who is responsible for law enforcement response inside the borough outside of the...
Do you want new assembly chambers?
The Haines Borough Assembly is being asked right now to commit to adding new assembly chambers to the public library building. The initial cost...
Assembly advances 30K design for new chambers in library; Mayor breaks 3-3 vote
Should the Haines Borough spend $30,000 on a library addition design for assembly chambers that would ultimately cost upwards of $430,000 to build?...
Timber sale negotiations further delayed
The University of Alaska’s negotiated timber sale contract negotiations have been delayed until spring 2019. “Due to ongoing field work remaining...
Police restricted to town; manager wants 'borough' decal off police vehicles
The assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to direct the Haines police to serve only the townsite, unless the... Full story
Jack Smith stands guard on FAA Road
Standing in his driveway on a rainy Saturday, a miniature cigar hanging between his lips while...
Committee considers reducing Chilkoot tour capacity
Haines Borough officials are trying to learn how many guided tourists visit the Chilkoot Corridor each day in an effort to better manage the stretch...
Assembly split on utility hook up process
A landowner’s request to hook up water and sewer on Mathias Avenue has shined a spotlight on a safety lapse the borough had overlooked, and brought...
Committee starts new buy local campaign
“By Haines: think, hire, shop” decals displayed in shop windows around town are part of a new campaign driven by the 'buy local' committee that...
Parks and Rec considers mini-libraries
'Take a book, leave a book' is the premise behind the national nonprofit organization Little Free...
Assembly nixes pot tax
In a 5-1 vote, the Haines Borough Assembly repealed the $5-per-ounce excise tax on marijuana in an unconventional way, by reducing the tax to $0 per...
Public safety building chosen for grant
The assembly unanimously selected the public safety building proposal among the three contestants for the Community Development Block Grant fund. The...
Highway to be raised 20 feet in slide areas
Last Sunday and Monday, large mudslides in the upper valley flowed down the steep mountainsides and...
New education director plans new clubs, classes
Hired two weeks ago to serve as the borough’s new community education director, returning Haines resident Earleen Lloyd plans to create more clubs,...
Borough to consider public art allocation
The Alaska Arts Confluence has requested the borough adopt an ordinance allocating one percent of all local public construction contracts to public...
Attorney says borough has standing to deny Alaska Excursions tour permit
The Haines Borough has legal standing to revoke Alaska Excursions’ Glacier Point 2018 commercial tour permit and/or deny renewal of the 2019...
Exempt seniors may be asked to donate
Senior citizens who receive mandatory property tax exemptions may be presented the option to “pick, click, give” back to Haines this fiscal year,...
Committee votes to zero out marijuana excise tax
The borough’s finance committee voted to amend the ordinance on an excise tax of marijuana cultivated in the Haines Borough before it is imposed on...
Community grant delayed by stalemate
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to postpone the selection of the Community Development Block Grant Fund application on Tuesday to the Oct. 23...
Prisciandaro wins assembly seat, Rogers leads Maidy by three votes; 50 left to count
Voters Tuesday chose William Prisciandaro to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly; a second seat,...
Marine Highway System proposes changes to Upper Lynn Canal service
The plan to run two Alaska Class Ferry day boats, the M/V Tazlina and M/V Hubbard, in the Upper Lynn Canal might get scrapped as the Alaska Marine Hig...
