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Skagway Assembly struggles to balance budget
The Skagway Borough Assembly continued to revise the FY2025 budget during its meeting on Nov. 21. Much of the discussion centered on how to best serve seniors and whether spending money to improve the general population’s quality of life was worth putting less money...

Haines borough manager contract approved at a higher rate, candidate has options
The Haines Borough Assembly approved the conditional contract for their choice of borough manager. The applicant is asking for $15,000 more than the salary range the assembly first authorized. He says he’s a finalist for a similar position in two other communities....

Dowa pulls out of the Palmer Project
For years, a large Japanese smelting company has been pouring money into the Palmer Project, a major copper and zinc exploration project in the upper Chilkat Valley. Now, that company — the majority owner of the project — is stepping away, raising questions about the...

Skagway couple arrange a night of fun and fundraising for addiction support
A Skagway resident plans to share her five years of sobriety with the community. She’ll celebrate the milestone with a live band, dancing, and a fundraiser to help others at the start of their sobriety journey. Jessie Blinman arrived in Skagway in 2018. “I was...

Citizen’s public comment curtailed at Haines assembly meeting
A Haines resident, upset that his partner was recently terminated as borough clerk, criticized the assembly at a Nov. 12 meeting, calling out a few individuals. The assembly chair stopped the citizen and asked him to redirect his comments. The action brings up...

SeaBank examines economic value of Southeast ecosystem, and more
The premise of SeaBank is uncomplicated, and reflects a principle that is gaining traction globally: The value of a region is more than just the sum of its product. Linda Behnken is the president of the Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust, which created SeaBank....

Haines Assembly chooses borough manager in heated meeting
The Haines Borough Assembly voted to move forward with a borough manager hire after a long and contentious assembly meeting. They hashed out who they should choose – the applicant from New Hampshire or the one from Pennsylvania. They decided on the one with the...

Egolf recognized at Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
It was a busy weekend in Haines. The hotels were almost at capacity, most Airbnbs were rented and all rental cars were reserved. This was all due to the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival. Rebecca Hylton is Haines’ tourism director. She said this event is great...

Skagway investigates community land trust to ease the housing crunch
Skagway is looking to other communities to see if the unique non-profit model of community land trusts can ease the squeeze. About a dozen Skagwegians met to discuss a community land trust as a way to address the borough’s housing crisis. Land trusts are an...

Skagway Assembly discusses rocks, flag, community land trust
Skagway’s Nov. 7 borough assembly meeting was busy. The assembly addressed a Trump flag and a rock slide, and approved a community land trust feasibility study. They completed the first reading of next year’s budget and approved an upgrade to the 911 dispatch call...
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