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Library expansion design to include new space for Haines Assembly chambers
For years, the Haines Borough Public Library has been working towards an expansion of its building. According to staff and the library’s board, there is a notable lack of space for meetings and activities. Now the Haines Borough is asking the architecture firm in...
Haines School Board considers three candidates for interim superintendent
A retired educator who served as Haines’ interim superintendent two years ago is up for the job again. The school board is considering three candidates for the short-term position, following the departure of the former head administrator, Tony Habra. Rich Carlson...
Bidder chosen for 855-acre Haines timber sale
The largest Haines State Forest timber sale in decades is moving forward. The State Division of Forestry selected a bidder for the 855-acre Baby Brown sale on Thursday. Astoria Forest Products of Oregon bid $274,000 for the 20 million board feet of Sitka spruce and...
Haines Assembly approves mayor pay cut
The Haines Assembly unanimously approved a budget change that drew last-minute opposition from some residents. The assembly agreed to cut to the borough mayor’s salary by about half – from $15,000 to $7,000 per year. Amending code to reflect that change was the final...
Legislature’s capital budget impasse could delay Haines Highway project
A major Haines infrastructure project that is years in the making may have to wait a little longer. Construction on the Haines Highway improvement project was expected to begin this fall. But the Alaska Legislature’s failure to agree on a capital budget could delay...
KHNS News – Dec. 16, 2016
Upper Lynn Canal responds to Walker 's decision against Juneau Access Road; State approves extension for $6.5 million Skagway port grant.
Haines Police ordered to stop responding to calls outside the townsite
The Haines Borough has ordered the police department to stop providing service outside the townsite unless assistance is requested by the state troopers. The decision follows over a year of uncertainty about the local police department’s role in providing service to...
Haines police service area, charter amendment ballot questions in the works
Haines voters may decide on two ballot questions in the October election. The borough assembly moved the two ordinances forward at a meeting Tuesday. But neither decision was unanimous. The first is in response to Haines’ loss of trooper service. Alaska State Troopers...
State approves another one-year extension on $6.5 million Skagway port grant
The Skagway Borough has an extra year to spend $6.5 million for city dock improvements. The state legislative grant was set to expire in about six months. At a meeting Thursday, the borough assembly voted to ask for a one-year extension. The state approved the request...
Haines Assembly to consider halting police response to outer borough
Should the Haines Police Department stop responding to 911 calls outside of its service area? Haines Assembly member Tom Morphet thinks so. "This is gonna bring this whole issue to a head faster than anything," Morphet said. "If we stop providing that service and...