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Assembly changes course on police response
The assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the Haines Borough Police Department to respond to...
Borough Briefs
School enrollment higher than projected Haines school enrollment is more than projected, which will result in an increase in the school’s budget....
Should 'public safety' be nixed from tourism code?
The Tourism Advisory Board discussed staff-recommended revisions to the borough’s business licensing code Tuesday that would eliminate references...
Do you want new assembly chambers?
The Haines Borough Assembly is being asked right now to commit to adding new assembly chambers to the public library building. The initial cost...
Assembly advances 30K design for new chambers in library; Mayor breaks 3-3 vote
Should the Haines Borough spend $30,000 on a library addition design for assembly chambers that would ultimately cost upwards of $430,000 to build?...
Timber sale negotiations further delayed
The University of Alaska’s negotiated timber sale contract negotiations have been delayed until spring 2019. “Due to ongoing field work remaining...
Police restricted to town; manager wants 'borough' decal off police vehicles
The assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to direct the Haines police to serve only the townsite, unless the...
Committee considers reducing Chilkoot tour capacity
Haines Borough officials are trying to learn how many guided tourists visit the Chilkoot Corridor each day in an effort to better manage the stretch...
Assembly split on utility hook up process
A landowner’s request to hook up water and sewer on Mathias Avenue has shined a spotlight on a safety lapse the borough had overlooked, and brought...
Parks and Rec considers mini-libraries
'Take a book, leave a book' is the premise behind the national nonprofit organization Little Free...
Assembly nixes pot tax
In a 5-1 vote, the Haines Borough Assembly repealed the $5-per-ounce excise tax on marijuana in an unconventional way, by reducing the tax to $0 per...
Public safety building chosen for grant
The assembly unanimously selected the public safety building proposal among the three contestants for the Community Development Block Grant fund. The...
Borough to consider public art allocation
The Alaska Arts Confluence has requested the borough adopt an ordinance allocating one percent of all local public construction contracts to public...
Attorney says borough has standing to deny Alaska Excursions tour permit
The Haines Borough has legal standing to revoke Alaska Excursions’ Glacier Point 2018 commercial tour permit and/or deny renewal of the 2019...
Exempt seniors may be asked to donate
Senior citizens who receive mandatory property tax exemptions may be presented the option to “pick, click, give” back to Haines this fiscal year,...
Committee votes to zero out marijuana excise tax
The borough’s finance committee voted to amend the ordinance on an excise tax of marijuana cultivated in the Haines Borough before it is imposed on...
Community grant delayed by stalemate
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to postpone the selection of the Community Development Block Grant Fund application on Tuesday to the Oct. 23...
Prisciandaro wins assembly seat, Rogers leads Maidy by three votes; 50 left to count
Voters Tuesday chose William Prisciandaro to serve on the Haines Borough Assembly; a second seat,...
Marine Highway System proposes changes to Upper Lynn Canal service
The plan to run two Alaska Class Ferry day boats, the M/V Tazlina and M/V Hubbard, in the Upper Lynn Canal might get scrapped as the Alaska Marine Hig...
HEDC to lead timber sale interface with UA
University of Alaska’s communications specialist, Morgan Howard, has pulled back from interfacing with the Haines community on the timber sale in a...
Pot tax still undecided
Last Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly referred the excise tax on marijuana cultivation facilities back to the finance committee for the second...
Committee discusses fate of public safety building
The fate of the 1977 public safety building remains to be seen. Does the borough move it, modernize it, or, as Government Affairs and Services...
Assembly adopts conservation resolution amid controversy
The Haines Borough Assembly adopted 4-2 a contentious resolution in support of the Stand for Salmon citizen’s initiative on Tuesday evening....
Borough to seek legal advice about revoking Alaska Excursions' permit
In an effort to shield the borough from legal liability, borough staff last week halted public...
Ballot question guest editorials
I support ‘On-Call’ police service By Chuck Mitman What I would like to invite you to realize, as I have is this: that without it, someone,...
