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'They did this at their own risk' Borough officials say Lutak Dock contractor spent $10M on steel without approval
The contractor tasked with rebuilding Lutak Dock spent nearly $10 million on steel without...
2023 Year in review
From massive infrastructure projects and property tax assessment controversies to big developments in tribal affairs, 2023 has been a full news year...
Pressure builds around Lutak Dock rebuild discussions
Pressure is building on the Haines Borough Assembly to look into a $20 million project to rebuild...
Let's protect biodiversity of Chilkoot/Lutak
Per linear mile, per square mile, the Chilkoot/Lutak watershed/inlet holds more biodiversity (land, river, and marine wildlife), tourism attraction,...
Three years later, Haines residents look back at the at the flooding and landslides of 2020
In early December of 2020, coming off of a summer of isolation from the first year of the COVID-19...
The borough has broken its own code
Code 18.30.060 appeals to the borough assembly. If the borough assembly chooses to hear the decision, it may choose to rehear the entire decision or...
Slow spending for Lutak, Porcupine projects
The Haines Borough government broke the rules on the FEMA-funded Porcupine Road project this summer, and FEMA pulled the funding, leaving local...
Assembly Briefs: November 28 regular meeting
New police car for $85,000 The assembly approved a request from the borough manager to pay $85,000...
PlanCo decision to rehear CUP is needed
On Tuesday night, the Borough Assembly voted to rehear the former Planning Commission’s decision to issue a Conditional Use Permit to Southeast...
Duly Noted
Haines Assisted Living resident Joan Snyder had a 95th birthday bash on Sunday attended by an estimated 30 to 40 people. There was live music...
Tax assessments need reform
People of Haines: have you had problems with your property tax assessment this year? Have you, your friends, family or neighbors been failed by the...
Assembly plans work session on Porcupine Road
Assembly members and mayor Tom Morphet are hoping to find out more about the multi-million dollar planned Porcupine Trail Road project at an informati...
Outgoing planning commission grants permit for controversial Lutak Rd. gravel project
Despite pushback from people who called the project a risk to public safety, members of Haines'...
Outgoing planning commission grants permit for controversial Lutak Rd. gravel project
Despite pushback from people who called the project a risk to public safety, members of Haines'...
Police Report: Oct. 9-15
Monday, Oct. 9 A caller reported bears opened vehicle doors on Letnikof. Borough police assisted another department on the Haines Hwy. A caller...
Lame duck planning commission vote wrong
The lame duck Haines Borough Planning Commission, ousted by voters for its history of granting controversial conditional use permits to developers,...
Duly Noted
Nelbert Niemi, a veteran river guide who trained guides here for decades, died Tuesday in a car wreck in Utah. Son Lars Niemi of Flagstaff, Ariz....
Experience is not always an asset
Incumbent candidates point to their experience as a central reason to be reelected. But what has been the community’s experience over the last few...
Kreitzer's letter last week on Lutak Dock was misinformed
When the Haines Borough most recently requested funding for the Lutak Dock project from the state and federal government, both applications mentioned...
Assembly, mayoral candidates square off at chamber forum
Haines' two mayoral candidates and four of the five assembly candidates squared off on economic...
May Harbors meeting clarification
Maybe it depends on how one defines leadership and management. A lot can happen in committee meetings that has nothing to do with the direction of Bor...
March 24 meeting revisionism
As the community member who attended, testified at, and subsequently exposed the March 24, 2022 Ports and Harbors Committee meeting, I dispute Andrew...
August 13 Chilkoot Lake canoe incident led to multiple medevacs
At least five guests on a canoe tour operated by Alaska Mountain Guides on Chilkoot Lake were medeva...
Lutak Dock comment deadline extended
The comment period for a federal permit for the Lutak Dock reconstruction has been extended by two weeks. Haines Borough is seeking to rebuild the...
Pioneer Bar celebrates 70 years with party
Patrons stepping into the Pioneer Bar on Friday and Saturday night were transported to the 1950s,...
