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Planners work to accommodate idea to spruce up trailer park
The owner of a Haines trailer park wants to build higher-quality housing on his property. But the cabins he hopes to construct don’t fit with local zoning regulations. So, the planning commission is recommending a code change in an effort to help the landowner spruce...
Following seabird die-off, citizen science project expands in Alaska
Earlier this year, dozens of dead seabirds washed up on beaches in Haines and Skagway. It wasn’t an isolated event. An estimated hundreds of thousands of dead common murres were found on shores across the West Coast. To help keep track of incidents like this, a...
KHNS News – June 9, 2016
Haines School District budget leans on reserves to cover deficit; Bike relay continues to gain popularity; Native fashion show planned as part of Celebration events.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
0900: A Haines resident contacted the HBPD and was referred to the Haines court for a civil matter. 1020: A Haines resident reported a green pickup truck driving erratically on 3rd AST responded to the area and was unable to locate a vehicle matching the description...
State budget reinstates distribution of cruise passenger taxes
Leaders in cruise ship communities breathed a sigh of relief this week. As it stands today, $15 million in cruise ship head taxes will be distributed to port of call communities. That money was threatened when a legislative conference committee removed the language...
Saturday, May 28, 2016
• 0030-0045: HBPD officer spoke with three groups of individuals with open containers who were advised to dispose of contents. All individuals complied and no further action was taken by HBPD. • 0100: Two HBPD officers conducted two walk through security’s check of a...
KHNS News – May 26, 2016
First Alaska ibis sightings have birders going 'ballistic'; Inside the largest cruise ship to sail Alaska waters.
Skagway budget in limbo due to potential loss of cruise passenger funds
Skagway leaders are holding off on approving a budget for next fiscal year because of uncertainty over the state budget -- in particular, a measure that would withhold cruise ship head taxes from port communities. If that proposal were to go through during the special...
Downtown park idea sparks debate over recreational vs. commercial interests
The idea to create a park out of an vacant lot on 3rd Ave. and Main St. fell flat at the Haines planning commission’s most recent meeting. But it brought up a bigger issue: Parks are not defined in borough code. The conversation about whether the lot in downtown...
Haines assembly wades through budget amendments at first public hearing
Nearly a dozen budget amendments were brought forward at Tuesday’s assembly meeting, but just one of them passed. It was also the first public hearing on the proposed $12 million budget, though just one resident spoke out "Please be very cautious in how you spend our...