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Senior tax exemption covers 17% of Haines' residential property
As Haines’ population continues to age, an increasing number of homes in town qualify for the state-mandated exemption from property taxes. About...
Haines joins effort to create first "green corridor" for cruise ships
Haines will join a group effort to explore the possibility of a maritime “green corridor” – a very early-stage emissions-reducing project ...
Borough scrapyard plan moves forward
Owners of junk cars may soon have a new place to dump their vehicles. The planning commission on July 14 approved the second stage of a plan for a...
Planners propose change to Mud Bay business regulations
Haines Borough Assembly members will weigh a change to Mud Bay zoning code after the planning commission voted last week in favor of a modification to...
Towns look for answers to public toilet shortage at tourism's peak
Most every town in Southeast faces a similar summer problem: boatloads of visitors and not enough public toilets. Some communities have built...
New borough union contract increases wages, spending
A new collective bargaining agreement between the borough and its workers’ union hiked wages, increasing borough spending by up to $1.1 million...
Did a wild wolf breed with a domestic dog? State tests pups; residents seek sanctuary
Not every day does a wild wolf mate with a domestic dog. But a handful of local puppies born in...
Little League in full swing with soaring participation
With 87 players this summer, Haines Little League has blown past last year’s count of 50 participants. “It’s definitely the most we’ve ever...
Borough can do more to limit dumping
The patient and hard-working president of Haines Friends of Recycling recently summarized that illegal trash dumping in the Chilkat Valley cannot be...
Duly Noted
Alekka and Michael Fullerton traveled to Stevenson, Washington, for the wedding of son Graham Fullerton and Clare Dawson. The couple married at the...
Borough assembly will review pause on new Chilkoot permits
The Haines Borough Assembly soon will review a four-year-old moratorium on new commercial tour permits in the Chilkoot corridor, a short and narrow...
Major road repairs to begin later this summer
A number of Haines Borough roads damaged by severe flooding and landslides in December 2020 have yet to be repaired. But major fixes are slated to...
Borough disbands Solid Waste Working Group
The Haines Borough Assembly dissolved the Solid Waste Working Group at its meeting on June 28, saying the group had achieved its goals. “We don’t...
Federal pandemic funding for free school lunch program could change
After two years of free school lunches thanks to a federal pandemic-related aid program, students in the Haines Borough School District will once...
Tourism board proposes bike path along Lutak Road
An idea to build a bike path along Lutak Road will advance to the Haines Borough Assembly after the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board unanimously...
Skagway unhappy with digital payment system for cruise line passengers
Princess Cruises will not add any additional Southeast businesses to its MedallionPay program this summer, taking time after the season ends to...
Assembly clarifies property tax exemption for local nonprofits
The Haines Borough Assembly at its June 28 meeting unanimously voted to extend eligibility for community-purpose property tax exemptions to organizati...
Thank you for successful Fourth of July
The Haines Chamber of Commerce would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came together to make this year’s Independence Day a success. That...
Governor vetoes funds for school locker room project
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state budget Tuesday, vetoing statewide school maintenance funds that would have paid to renovate the Haines School’s...
Largest cruise ship ever calls on Haines after Skagway rockslide
The largest cruise ship ever to call on Haines came to town Tuesday, diverted from Skagway where a...
Haines likely set record with sales tax revenues
Sales tax revenue for Haines in January through April likely set a record for the four months. The $994,161 collected by the borough in the first...
School district uses last of federal pandemic funds to support students
With $155,700 of federal pandemic relief money left over from the past two years, the Haines Borough School District will continue to support student...
Fourth of July events run morning to night
This year's Fourth of July festivities will include a mixture of old traditions and new variations....
Borough assembly approves new police dispatch equipment
The Haines Borough assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing $124,585 to buy a new radio dispatch system for the police...
Borough amends budget to cover higher fuel costs
The Haines Borough assembly on Tuesday approved adjustments to its 2022 budget, which expires Thursday, due to higher-than-expected fuel and heating c...
