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Townsite bear activity prompts state visit
A team of Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists and wildlife trooper came to town in response to public outcry over increased bear activity...
Federal grant for handicapped, elderly, seeks local applicants
The Alaska Community Development Block Grant, a federal grant funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help vulnerable...
New assembly weighs sauna location, bears
The Haines Borough Assembly met Tuesday for the first time with newly elected members Gabe Thomas, Paul Rogers and Zephyr Sincerny. The assembly...
Retailers question timing of sales tax holiday
Most participating Haines business owners said they saw an uptick in sales during the borough’s first sales-tax free day on Oct. 19, but many said...
Chilkoot Corridor project delayed until spring 2020
Chilkoot Lake Road corridor improvements, set to begin this fall, are being delayed a year, Alaska State Parks officials announced this week....
Excursion Inlet part of Hoonah's borough bid
The City of Hoonah is attempting to form its own borough, and hopes to include Excursion Inlet,...
Heliport re-application in the works
Borough planning commissioners Thursday delayed voting on a tour operator’s eight-year push for a permit to construct a commercial heliport near 26...
Haines Avalanche Center to hold free regular classes
Temperatures have begun to dip below freezing, stirring winter recreators and, with them, the Haines Avalanche Center’s announcement for regular...
Sales tax revenue steadily increases
The Haines Borough generated $3.6 million in sales tax revenue for fiscal year 2019, a period spanning July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. The total is...
End the tourism fund restrictions
With each retail dollar spent in Haines, a penny goes into a special Haines Borough fund for “tourism promotion and economic development” (TPED)....
United States Senator Dan Sullivan visits Haines
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan's one-day visit to Haines on Monday included a tour with the mayor, a visit...
Assembly Briefs
Election Canvass The Haines Borough Assembly canvassed the municipal election on Tuesday, tallying an additional 63 outstanding absentee votes....
Election seats Thomas, Rogers and Sincerny
Voters Tuesday elected Gabe Thomas and Paul Rogers to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly, according to unofficial results. The third highest...
New assembly chambers put on hold
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted last month to postpone a decision on whether or not to include assembly chambers in the library...
Thank you for positive campaigns
All five Haines residents who ran for borough assembly deserve our thanks for running positive campaigns. Let’s support our leaders--our...
TAB members frustrated by vacant tourism director job
The Haines Borough Assembly directed borough manager Debra Schnabel to advertise for a new tourism director after the position had been vacant for...
Staff to research 'green' harbor parking lot
On Sept. 10, the Haines Borough Assembly unanimously directed the manager to explore the possibility of making the Portage Cove boat-launch parking lo...
Interview with candidates for the Haines Borough Assembly seats
Do you think the borough’s current level of taxation is appropriate? If not, how would you change it? Sally McGuire: About one-fifth of our...
New borough planner to start October 14
Haines Borough manager Debra Schnabel hired Tim O’Melia as the new borough planner for his skills in policy and community engagement, she said. The...
Vote now, early voting is open
Don’t risk forgetting to vote or having something come up on Election Day. The polls are already open. In our democracy voting is not only a rig...
Cast your vote for future generations
I believe that we should be living in such a way that the riches we enjoy should be here for our children and grandchildren, and that’s why I’m...
Candidates outline positions during first of three forums
Five assembly candidates twice responded to questions on their ideas of the Haines Borough’s most pressing problems, ways to generate revenue, thoug...
Meet the borough assembly candidates
Six candidates are vying for two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly in the Oct. 1 municipal election. The third highest vote getter will be...
Sally McGuire is a team player
I have known Sally McGuire for nearly two decades. Over the years we have shared countless cups of tea while exploring issues important to the...
Polls to decide who sits in vacated seat
The Haines Borough will appoint the assembly candidate who receives the third-highest vote count in Oct. 1 municipal elections to a third seat left...
