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A Juneau pharmacy closes, slowing down Skagway prescription process And, the Skagway borough assembly is meeting on Thursday. We spoke with mayor Sam Bass about the meeting agenda.
Traffic on the Haines highway has been limited due to weather for the last week. Canadian crews have been busy clearing the snow, enough so that some convoys have been able to follow a pilot car through the pass on some days. On Saturday, multiple cars in the convoy crashed, but no one was injured.
The Haines Chamber of Commerce recently recruited a new director and assistant to the director. The new leadership is energized to build connections between consumers and local Haines businesses.
Today we have updates from Melinda Munson in Skagway, reporting on the borough representatives that went to Anchorage for the Alaska Municipal League conference, and Jamie Bricker’s Cultural Host Training class was a resounding success.
The last Haines assembly meeting agenda was well packed. To cover all items, the assembly continued its meeting on the following day, and still went on late into the evening. The Lutak dock figured prominently in the discussion. And, the Haines Glacier Bear Wrestling team is heading to state this weekend after a slam-tastic Region V tournament. But the competition is not the only thing that the team must overcome.
The Haines Borough Assembly heard an appeal to a permit issued for a rock quarry and a gravel pit at two sites on Lutak Road. At the end of a long meeting, the assembly decided that the company will have to reapply and make its case again in front of the planning commission.
Three Haines assembly members and the mayor traveled last week to Anchorage to join the Alaska Municipal League. The annual conference is an opportunity for local leaders from throughout the state to learn, network, and strategize. We spoke with the borough leaders about their trip.
Southeast is experiencing heavy rains. Forecasters warn that other municipalities could face flooding. And, the Haines snow dragon marched along with the fire truck on main street in Haines this weekend for the holiday parade. Firefighter offered candy, but the dragon had firecrackers for the crowd.
