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Skagway Assembly approves $200,000 port consultant contract
After more than a year of stalled progress on Skagway’s waterfront, the borough assembly hopes a port consultant will move things forward. At a meeting Thursday, the assembly approved a nearly $200,000 contract for short-term planning on Skagway’s waterfront. Last...
Haines waste ordinance fails, question won’t go to voters
Haines residents will not be asked whether they want to see a sales tax increase to pay for management of a solid waste program on the ballot this October. An ordinance that would have made way for the question was squashed by the assembly last week. The borough has...
Haines Assembly to decide on Schnabel contract, budget
New borough manager Debra Schnabel’s contract is on the Haines Assembly’s agenda tomorrow night. Schnabel has been working for about a week without a final contract. That’s because of a complication related to health insurance. Schnabel wanted to forgo borough health...
Haines police and borough will not investigate allegations in citizen complaint
Both the Haines Police Department and borough leadership have decided not to pursue investigation of a citizen complaint that accuses assembly members of violating a resident’s constitutional rights. Those decisions came after the complaint was referred to the...
Haines fourth-graders have their say at the polls
A day before voters across America took to the polls to have their final say on the presidential election and state-wide races, one class of Haines fourth-graders cast their votes on another down-ballot question. As Tracy Wirak’s fourth grade class learned about the...
Front Street closed due to sinkhole caused by a failing culvert
Haines drivers may have noticed a new obstacle in their path while driving along the harbor. A section of Front Street has been closed due to a faulty culvert creating a sinkhole. A makeshift detour through the harbor parking lot has been laid out to bypass the...
Northern Lynn Canal Fisheries Update: September 1, 2017
Harvest numbers were up across the board for commercial gillnetters in the Upper Lynn Canal this week. But Fish and Game biologist Mark Sogge says historically, the catch is still pretty low. Sogge has his eye on fall chum and coho runs as the fish start to arrive....
Haines School Board will complete Habra’s evaluation June 27
The Haines Borough School Board met twice last week for the yearly evaluation of Superintendent Tony Habra. But, they are not finished with the discussion. The board met in executive session Monday. But around 11 p.m. they decided to extend the meeting until Thursday....
Skagway man pleads not guilty in alleged police shooting case
A Skagway man pleaded not guilty Monday to multiple charges stemming from an alleged shooting at local police in September. Eric Craig Estep was arraigned Monday in Juneau Superior Court. Last month, he was indicted on two counts of assault in the first degree, a...
Haines recall petitions certified; special election set for Aug. 15
Haines will have a special recall election on August 15. Borough Clerk Julie Cozzi announced Friday evening that petitions to recall three assembly members had been certified. That means each petition had signatures from at least 258 registered Haines Borough voters....