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GAS committee discusses commercial user fees in Porcupine area
The Haines Borough officials are discussing a fee system for commercial users to maintain Porcupine Road and other roads in the area that lie within...
Road damage reduces access to shooting range in wake of flood
Access to the Haines Sportsman's Association shooting range has been limited since the private road...
Planning commission asks if more affordable housing is needed
A planning commission discussion on amending the definition of a mobile home and the zoning use chart sparked questions about the availability of...
Grateful to those who helped
I am grateful the Haines Borough Assembly approved construction of temporary road access for Beach Road residents. I am grateful that Roger Schnabel...
This week in history
‘Alvin’ finds a friend Feb. 1, 1971 Who finds a bear cub wandering around in the snow in January? Who, indeed, but Mary and George Meacock....
Duly Noted
Piper Grall reached out to Melissa Ganey and encouraged a collaboration with artist Cara Murray to turn her painting ‘Haines Stay Strong’ into a...
Assembly approves access to Beach Road
Beach Road residents were able to extract cars and possessions from homes beginning Monday at noon... Full story
Southeast State Fair plans for summer fair
The Southeast Alaska State Fair board voted unanimously last week to hold some version of a fair this summer along with other events typically...
Assembly approves dumpster loan, advances bear-attractant code revisions
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a $16,000 loan to Community Waste Solutions (CWS) for 10 additional bear-proof dumpsters...
Damage from December storms results in $1.5 million decline in property value
Assessed property value in the borough decreased, at least temporarily, by more than $1.5 million in the wake of the early December storms, according...
Alaskans await opening of new housing assistance program
The state of Alaska and the municipality of Anchorage will share $200 million in new federal funds to help renters who have lost jobs or suffered...
Assembly Briefs
Mosquito Lake Community Center agreement extended through end of June The Haines Borough Assembly extended the borough’s current memorandum of...
Legislative intern boards flight despite testing positive for COVID-19
A University of Alaska student intern passing through Haines boarded an Alaska Seaplanes flight last week, despite testing positive for the COVID-19...
Remote sellers tax yields $125K in first three quarters of 2020
The Haines Borough's loss of pandemic related sales tax revenues this summer has been offset by the...
Small landslide indicates instability in Beach Road area, EOC says
A small landslide occurred on the southeast flank of the Dec. 2 Beach Road slide path between...
Assembly makes plan to address Haines' bear problem
The Haines Borough Assembly’s Commerce Committee began chipping away at a plan to address the borough’s bear problem at a meeting Tuesday. The...
CIA applies for funding to repair borough roads damaged by landslides and flooding
The Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) is partnering with the Haines Borough to secure funding to repair local roads damaged by the early December...
Science Cowboy
Dear Precipitation Ponderers- There are way too many factors that affect the snow-to-rain conversion calculation for me to give you a definitive...
A road is less risky than crossing the slide
Many displaced residents from the Beach Road landslide in Haines are trying to get a controlled access road built across the slide so that they can...
Duly Noted
Aaliyah Michelle Houghton-Bynum was born on Jan. 16 in Anchorage to Karlie Spud and George Houghton-Bynum of Klukwan. She was 5 pounds 9 ounces and...
SEARHC prepares for arrival of 600 COVID-19 vaccines
To date, more than 300 Chilkat Valley residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and hundreds more will fall into this category... Full story
Beach Road closure extended
Beach Road east of a barricade at the far end of Portage Cove will remain closed to the public after the Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to...
Assembly votes to advertise new manager hire
Eight months after the firing of then-manager Debra Schnabel, the Haines Borough is advertising for a new, permanent manager. On Tuesday, assembly...
COVID-19 mitigation plan required for 2021 tour companies
This year, tour companies will need a COVID-19 mitigation plan approved by the Haines Borough manager before they can conduct tours. On Tuesday, the...
Federal government extends CARES Act spending deadline
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to roll back a December spending plan for leftover CARES Act funds after the federal government approved an...
