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Assembly supports ILP for Connelly project
The Haines Borough Assembly on a 4-2 vote Tuesday endorsed an integrated licensing process for the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project. The...
Borough eyes Elks property
Facilities issues dominated Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting, where members voted to explore purchase of the Elks property, seek proposals...
Assembly OKs $11.3 million budget
Haines Borough Assembly members Tuesday unanimously approved the government’s $11.3 million spending plan for the coming year. They raised the...
Assembly to decide budget, interim manager
The Haines Borough Assembly is expected to approve its $11.3 million budget, including setting local tax rates, and will discuss the interim borough...
Assembly to revisit designation of former school lots
The Haines Borough Assembly last week reconsidered plans to proceed with the sale of lots formerly occupied by the primary school on Main Street....
Assembly reduces proposed trailer fee
The Haines Borough Assembly last week sunk a proposal to double annual and daily launch ramp fees. “I have no problem seeing an increase in the...
No special election to fill vacant seats
A push by Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott to allow use of special elections to fill vacancies on the borough assembly died Tuesday after failing...
Assembly drops pay phone request
The Haines Borough Assembly last week hung up on a proposal to refer a discussion of pay phones to a committee. Newspaper editor Tom Morphet, at the r...
Borough grants may stay at 2011 levels
By Tom Morphet Facing a room full of advocates for local non-profit organizations, the Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday backed away from a manager’s...
Economic development wording axed
Mayor Stephanie Scott on Tuesday broke a tie vote of the Haines Borough Assembly to adopt an ordinance that removes code language mandating the...
Assembly considers DMV tax to wrangle wrecks
The Haines Borough Assembly is investigating a state-collected municipal motor vehicle registration tax that would help fund local storage and...
Assembly considers eliminating lobbyist
The Haines Borough Assembly members may eliminate or reduce spending on a Washington, D.C. lobbyist in the coming year. For at least the past four...
Borough economic office may be axed
By Krista Kielsmeier Haines Borough code mandates the municipality have a department of economic development and a director to lead it. “Despite...
Draft budget fills $580K gap
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest on Tuesday proposed using increased property taxes, a variety of cuts and reserves to fill a $579,000 hole in the...
July 4 fireworks display in limbo
The future of the annual, Fourth of July fireworks display was in question this week, following a 4-1 vote by the Haines Borough Assembly March 27...
Earnest to leave June 15
Staff turnover reached the top of the Haines Borough this week, as manager Mark Earnest submitted his resignation, effective June 15. “We’re...
Manager assistant approved
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved hiring a full-time executive assistant to manager Mark Earnest, a position that would cost an...
Cameras at docks trigger concerns
Are security cameras around Haines waterfront locations a good security measure or an example of Big Brother government infringing on the privacy of...
Boat owners off the hook for shoveling 'fingers'
The harbormaster’s office will be responsible for clearing snow off “finger” floats at the small boat harbor as the result of action last week...
SEABA’s heliport permit appeal nixed
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 5-1 on Tuesday to uphold a planning commission decision denying Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures a permit to...
Funds set for center roof study
The Haines Borough Assembly has slated $50,000 for a Chilkat Center roof engineering study and $75,000 for a borough-wide facility master plan. The...
Snowfall at border tips 1-day mark
It takes more than a couple feet of snow falling in a day to surprise residents who live near the U.S. border station at 42 Mile, where colder...
Chilkat Valley year in review
An assembly recall campaign and a new effort targeting underage drinking punctuated the year 2011 in the Chilkat Valley News. Extreme weather and...
Borough to take over solid waste authority? Firms make appeal to leaders
Haines Borough Assembly members discussed hiring a consultant and appointing a task force Tuesday after two local trash companies and the president...
Duly Noted
Corbin Eames Brooks was born Nov. 7 to Elissa and Chris Brooks. Corbin weighed 8 lbs., 3 ozs. and measured 21 inches. Corbin joins brothers Ohlin and...
