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Developer tax exemption goes to hearings
The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance this week that would exempt taxes on unsold or undeveloped lots in subdivisions for up to five...
ATVs now allowed on most borough roads
*This story has been updated to correct an inaccuracy. The story originally reported that the...
Do yurts decrease property values?
As the assembly considers an ordinance that would prohibit yurts and container homes as permanent dwellings in part of the townsite, but allow them...
Lutak cell tower pushed to third hearing
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday delayed voting on a resolution to lease land near Lutak Dock for a Verizon cell tower. The assembly postponed i...
Borough seeks infrastructure project proposals from public
Any Haines Borough resident can propose an infrastructure project for formal review by borough staff under an initiative launched this month. Modeled...
Assembly grants heliski tour permit to fourth operator
After months of debate, the Haines Borough Assembly granted a heliski tour permit to a fourth operator in the Chilkat Valley. The Jan. 11 decision...
Assembly approves motorized trail application, introduces yurt ordinance
The Haines Borough Assembly in December approved an application for a state grant to fund a motorized recreation trail near Lily Lake Road. The...
Could a Sitka housing program work in Haines?
A nonprofit in Sitka is building “perpetually affordable” homes to combat a housing shortage and keep young people from leaving town. Members of...
2021 sees rebuilding, recovery from disaster, pandemic
Recovery and rebuilding were the watchwords of 2021 as residents navigated life in Haines among the...
Borough holds public hearing on motorized Lily Lake trail
Borough staff heard public input last week on a proposed grant application for a two-mile motorized trail near Lily Lake Road. Comments reflected...
Proposed yurt regulation advances to assembly
The Planning Commission voted 5-2 to forward to the Haines Borough Assembly a draft ordinance that would codify definitions of yurts and container...
Residents launch food policy project
A team of local residents is launching an effort to collect information about food production, storage and supply in the Upper Lynn Canal. The effort...
New housing group considers dry cabins, zoning, tax incentives
Should the Haines Borough have more dry cabins? Tax incentives for developers? Another low-income apartment complex? These are among the questions...
Hot-mic remark causes concern
Assuming he was muted on Zoom at a Nov. 29 heliski Committee of the Whole meeting, Eric Holle said, “I’d like to kill Liz Cornejo.” Cornejo had...
Heliski focus shifts to limiting helicopters
As the Haines Borough Assembly weighs a draft ordinance that would eliminate a cap on heliski tour permits in the borough, a new idea has piqued the i...
Dozens of open seats on borough advisory boards
The Haines Borough Board and Committees Fair, an event scheduled to raise awareness of the various ways to be involved in local government, drew few...
Borough secures $20 million to renovate Lutak Dock
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski called Haines Borough mayor Douglas Olerud on Tuesday with some long and eagerly awaited news: The borough has been...
Participation down in shop local program
In an effort to increase participation, shoppers are now eligible to apply twice to the byHaines Shop Local and Save program. That means if consumers...
Final redistricting map could mean change in House rep
After several weeks of public hearings across Alaska, the state’s redistricting board settled on a state house map that would link Haines to...
Thanks for advancing dock discussion
The Haines Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the Haines Borough staff and assembly, grant administrator Carolann Wooton, Haines Borough Ports...
Committee proposes yurt definition, zoning code addition
What’s a yurt? Should yurts be allowed in town? The Haines Borough Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee recommended a definition and...
Heliski code hearing reflects sharp divide
Twenty seven people, including a Scottish expedition guide with National Geographic, commented at a Tuesday hearing on a draft ordinance that would...
Public safety commission struggles to meet, looking to fill vacancies
Due to commissioner absences and a string of communication hiccups with borough staff, the public safety commission hasn’t met since May, possibly...
Firm outlines conceptual plan for new public safety building
An Anchorage architect presented a conceptual plan for a new $20.5 million public safety building to the Haines Borough planning commission on Nov....
Assembly Briefs
Mayor honors back-to-back state cross country champs On behalf of the Haines Borough, mayor Douglas Olerud on Tuesday honored the Haines High School...
