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Municipality of Skagway offers manager position to Haines Public Facilities Director Brad Ryan
The Municipality of Skagway has offered the vacant Borough Manager position to Haines Public Facilities Director Brad Ryan. Henry Leasia has more. Skagway’s manager search committee held in-person interviews with three candidates on Thursday. The other candidates were...
APOC: Skagway Assemblyman did not violate state law in recent complaint
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has decided Skagway Assemblyman Dan Henry did not violate state law by failing to document gifts on financial disclosure forms. APOC says hotel stays weren’t gifts to Henry, but to Skagway. Henry has been on the Skagway Assembly...
ADEC approves waste management permit for tunnel excavation at the Palmer Project
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a waste management permit for a controversial mineral exploration project near the communities of Klukwan and Haines. Constantine Metal Resources plans to excavate a mile-long underground ramp at the...
Sans party, Juneau’s Chris Dimond files to represent House District 33
Last week, Chris Dimond filed to run for House District 33, including Haines, Skagway, Klukwan, Gustavus, and downtown Juneau. Dimond is a longtime Juneau resident, a union organizer, and a 43-year-old father of three who plans to run as a non-partisan candidate. His...
HEDC braces for state budget cuts
Governor Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes affect the way the Haines Economic Development Corporation is plans for the future. The Haines Economic Development Corporation is a non-profit tasked with planning to develop local economic resilience and grow the economy. At a...
Haines Assembly confirms appointments to Public Safety Commission
The Haines Assembly came to a quick decision on appointments to the public safety commission Tuesday. But the unanimous motion was a long time in the making. The assembly delayed a decision on the appointments at its February 14 meeting. At that point, there were two...
Sales tax return is Haines are down
The governor’s vetoes have dominated the conversation about the economy lately. As the economic burden shifts from the state to local governments, incoming revenue gains new significance, but tax returns in Haines were lackluster this last quarter. Sales taxes from...
Longtime educator files to run for Alaska House District 33
A longtime educator and Douglas resident has filed to run for a seat in the Alaska Legislature. Sara Hannan taught American Government to students for years. Now, she wants to be a part of it by representing several Southeast communities. Hannan filed a letter of...
ADOT releases draft ferry schedule with long gaps in service to coastal communities
The Alaska Department of Transportation has released a draft winter schedule for the Alaska Marine Highway System with long gaps in service to coastal communities across the state. Legislators approved $46 million for the state ferry system for the 2020 fiscal year....
Skagway assembly will discuss proposed partnership with cruise company
The Holland America Group is proposing an economic partnership with the municipality of Skagway. The assembly plans to discuss the proposal in executive session at a regular meeting Thursday. KHNS has this preview of that and other topics on the assembly’s agenda. The...