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Officials hear pitches on heliski code
At a Tuesday meeting, heliski industry representatives and public commenters made their cases for or against changing borough code to allow a fourth...
Haines suffers largest COVID outbreak yet
As of Thursday evening, 57 people tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in Haines since Aug. 6, inc...
Why does Haines limit heliski permits?
In June the Haines Borough denied a permit application for a fourth heliski operator because borough code sets a limit at three operators per season....
Assembly to reconsider seasonal sales tax
The Haines Borough Assembly will likely make changes to the proposed seasonal sales tax ordinance that could go before voters this October, with most...
Filing period for assembly, school board closes Aug. 20
As of Wednesday, no one had filed to run for Haines Borough assembly, and current assembly member Carol Tuynman confirmed that she will not seek reele...
Debris processing to begin Aug. 20
Eligible residents who suffered property damage during the December storms can now dispose of their construction debris beginning Aug. 20, a cost...
Assembly to tweak museum code
At the Haines Borough assembly meeting on Tuesday, the assembly made plans to rehash the proposed museum separation ordinance and introduce a...
If we're addressing our sales tax code, it's past time to exempt groceries
If the assembly wants to make sales tax changes that benefit borough coffers and people's bank...
Kreitzer, borough reach job agreement
Although a contract has yet to be signed, mayor Douglas Olerud and assembly member Paul Rogers reached an agreement over employment terms with...
Museum ordinance to go to public hearing
A proposed ordinance that would eliminate Haines Borough oversight over the Sheldon Museum’s board and staff, but maintain borough ownership of the...
Don't up the heliski permit cap
In 1999, Haines Borough voters approved a limited and managed heliski industry with one operator and 500 skier days. We now have three operators, two...
Cell phones (redux)
At the risk of sounding like a nag, I feel compelled, once again, to raise the specter of the dangers Haines faces by not having a working...
Attractants, garbage continue to draw bears
Bear attractants remain an issue in Haines, according to a CVN review of more than 140 police reports, and are associated with property damage...
Manager job offered to Annette Kreitzer
After a 15-month process that included two rounds of searches and a job offer that was turned down i...
Haines unlikely to serve as port for Yukon ore exports
At a public meeting hosted by Lynn Canal Conservation last week speakers cast doubt that Haines could be a viable port for Yukon mining interests....
Assembly briefs
Assembly approves disaster debris processing funds The Haines Borough assembly approved unanimously at its Tuesday meeting up to $110,000 for...
Borough manager candidate to visit town
Annette Kreitzer, the last Haines Borough manager candidate still in the running, will visit town Monday through Wednesday to meet borough staff and...
Assembly to introduce seasonal sales tax ordinance
Should the Haines Borough have a seasonal sales tax? The assembly’s Commerce Committee considered the idea at a meeting Tuesday before unanimously...
Battery Point trail open but access remains restricted
Alaska State Parks officials are asking the public to refrain from using the Battery Point trail until the Haines Borough reopens Beach Road, which...
COVID-19 case counts continue to rise across the state
As visitor travel to Alaska picks up strength, as residents participate in summer events, and as the pace of vaccinations slows down, the state’s...
This week in history
July 1971 Non-reserved vehicles have 3-day wait now for ferry Southbound vehicle traffic on the...
Assembly schedules public interviews tonight of 2 finalists for borough manager
The borough assembly is scheduled to interview its two finalists for the manager job in a public meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. this evening. The...
Learn about the safety of radio frequencies
“The Invisible Rainbow, A History of Electricity and Life,” by Arthur Firstenberg, is a book I am interested in reading and it’s coming soon to...
Better ways to spend public money
After dispensing “The First Big Fish Award” — when someone recommended landing the Malaspina — it occurred to me: “I wonder if it’s...
Borough manager attracts 10 applicants
The borough has been without a permanent manager since last May, and the mayor is hoping the latest round of applications will produce a successful...
