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UA reps discuss carbon bank or logging on borough land
Representatives from the University of Alaska Land Management department visited Haines last week to consider how to earn a profit from the 12,000...
Duly Noted
Diane McGowan of Phoenix, Ariz. boosted three local causes when she donated back her winnings in the Haines Little League’s 50-50 raffle. McGowan...
Lapp indicates interest in filling assembly vacancy
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday accepted Caitlin Kirby’s resignation and moved to solicit letters from community members interested in fillin...
New assistant principal resigns before start date
The Haines Borough School District is back in the market for an assistant principal this week, after unforeseen personal circumstances forced its...
Young Road construction begins this week
Construction on Young Road began this week and will continue through the end of October. The project will slow traffic significantly, but Haines...
Skagway slides divert more cruise ship traffic to town
Eight additional cruise ship visits have been added to Haines’s schedule this season after Skagway’s Railroad Dock was damaged by two more rocksli...
Mayor welcomes new SEARHC mental health clinicians at ANB hall
Haines Borough mayor Douglas Olerud and manager Annette Krietzer welcomed two new Haines mental...
Assembly voices opposition to Schnabel's sales tax proposal
Assembly member Debra Schnabel’s proposed ballot questions – which would ask voters to consider sales tax reallocation and an increased lodging...
Kirby resignation opens third assembly seat in local election
Haines Borough assembly member Caitie Kirby resigned on July 29, opening a third seat on the assembly for the October municipal election. In a letter...
GAS discusses solid waste prices, approves nonprofit grant form
The Haines Borough’s Government and Services Committee at its Aug. 2 meeting discussed possible borough actions to reduce illegal dumping and...
Haines leads Southeast in unemployment, labor report finds
Data published by the Alaska Department of Labor in its August 2022 Alaska Economic Trends Reports indicates that Haines this summer has the highest...
Lutak Dock contract delayed, consultant presents on build method
The Haines Borough is awaiting approval from MARAD (The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration Division) to finalize its...
This Week in History
Aug. 2, 1972 Earthquake Jars Haines: No Damage Reported The first major earthquake to hit Haines...
Skeptical that covid numbers will help
Responding to Tom Morphet (a fave of mine in this town) and his July 28 letter to the editor. Maybe you’re correct, Tom. Maybe covid case numbers...
Price increase soon to come at landfill
Trash disposal in Haines is about to become substantially more expensive. On Aug. 15, Community Waste Solutions (CWS) will be abandoning its...
Borough withdraws from Parade Grounds discussion
The Haines Borough won’t assume ownership of the Fort Seward Parade Grounds anytime soon. After months of discussing a potential acquisition of the...
Moratorium on new Chilkoot tours lifted
By Lucy Silbaugh The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to rescind a four-year-old moratorium on new commercial tours in the Chilkoot Corridor....
Assembly to weigh sales tax reallocation for ballot
The Haines Borough Assembly will discuss on Aug. 9 whether Oct. 4 election ballots should include questions about sales tax reallocation, including...
Borough manager scores highly in assembly's nine-month evaluation
The Haines Borough Assembly gave borough manager Annette Kreitzer “above average” marks in an evaluation nine months into her job. The evaluation...
COVID cases among non-residents aboard ships highest all summer
Covid cases have spiked again in Haines in recent weeks, driven by a new variant and an influx of tourists, according to health officials. Infection n...
Some seniors have paid full property tax
Thank you for your informative article last week on the senior property tax exemption. I would like to bring up an omission in your story. A Haines...
A daily covid tally could prove helpful
In light of the recent surge in local covid cases, I’m wondering if the Haines Borough couldn’t post a daily count of active covid cases, using...
Disaster aid group lends hands to rebuild
It has been a year and a half since a landslide on Lutak Spur Road destroyed Steve and Sarah Virg-In...
Renewed plans for Hilltop subdivision clear first hurdle
The Haines Borough Planning Commission on July 14 approved the preliminary plat for Highland Estates’ 65-lot Hilltop subdivision–an area that...
Geologists move ahead with hazard mapping
There will be an uptick in helicopter activity this week near town as geologists collect data to map past and potential landslide areas across the Hai...
