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Misrepresented at meeting
I would like to clarify that Melissa Aronson and I did not speak either in support of or opposition to draft ordinance 501, as incorrectly reported...
Corrections
The King Arthur Flour Cake Bake Off results were incorrectly listed in our August 2 paper. The correct results are as follows: youth winner, Selby...
By Assembly advances publicly funded solid waste program: Mayor breaks tie vote
The Haines Borough Assembly narrowly advanced a ballot measure during its first public hearing Tuesday that would give voters the option to approve a...
Two enter assembly race
Two candidates have confirmed plans to run for open seats on the Haines Borough Assembly in October. Commercial gillnetter Will Prisciandaro is the...
Voters one step closer to deciding on police service outside townsite
The Haines Borough Assembly advanced an amended ballot question that would allow Lutak, Mud Bay and Haines Highway residents to vote to create their...
Communication a theme in assembly's manager evaluation
Presenting a range of alternative plans, being more objective and formulating processes for vetting ordinances and a feeling of mistrust between...
Hart pulls out of House race
Democratic State House candidate James Hart is dropping out of the House District 33 race. Work in Sitka prevented him from campaigning for the...
Attentive reader troubled by canoeing police
Thank you for keeping us former Haines residents updated on the happenings around Haines. It’s nice to see that things are going well. However, I...
Thanks for making pool free for young swimmers
So many times we criticize and complain about government, especially our local one, the Haines Borough Assembly. I would like to acknowledge and...
Represent people, not government
It is difficult to find the words that can fully express the disappointment I experienced when a member of the Haines Borough assembly made the...
Man dies during Alaska Excursions canoe tour
A Nevada pastor celebrating his wedding anniversary with a cruise to Alaska died at Glacier Point Monday after a canoe capsized during a trip with...
Assembly to consider transportation plan
As Haines’ population ages, the borough and local human services organizations expect demand for accessible transportation to rise, putting...
Assembly delays manager evaluation
Haines Borough Assembly members needed more time to provide feedback for manager Debra Schnabel’s first evaluation. Assembly members were recently t...
Ballot measure would change charter to allow areawide policing
The Haines Borough Assembly narrowly approved introducing two ordinances for public hearings that, if advanced, would allow voters to decide whether...
Borough Briefs
Hearing set for solid waste proposal The Haines Borough Assembly introduced a taxpayer-funded solid waste management program ordinance along with a ba...
Manager proposes new police service area ballot measure
Haines Highway, Mud Bay and Lutak residents might have the opportunity to vote whether or not they...
Assembly to rezone Jones Point to light industrial
The borough assembly Tuesday unanimously confirmed the Haines Borough Planning Commission’s recommendation to rezone all heavy-industrial land at Jo...
Borough to consider new building code for fuel tanks
The borough will consider a building code addressing residential oil tanks and fuel lines. The assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to instruct staff to draft...
Cancelled ferry hurts businesses
Haines businesses took only a small hit from the cancellation of two sailings by the state ferry Columbia, which derailed plans for hundreds of...
Assembly Briefs
Borough updates commercial agriculture laws The assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to change borough land use code to establish use designations for c...
Fire forces 3 families from their apartments
A dish towel that caught fire started a blaze in a Second Avenue apartment complex June 28,...
Public swim time now free for 17 and younger
A borough assembly ordinance took effect July 1 that eliminates the fee for anyone through age 18 to get in the water during public swim time at the...
Borough, AML may strike deal for ramp
The Haines Borough is considering a partnership with freight company Alaska Marine Lines, which would construct, operate and own a new...
Borough considers a new 1% sales tax instead of landfill fees
The Haines Borough is moving toward proposing an additional 1 percent sales tax to fund a new borough-directed solid waste disposal program — maybe...
Assembly will review exempting residential rentals from sales tax
The Haines Borough Assembly will review a finance committee recommendation that the borough exempt residential renters from paying sales tax if they...
