By Editor, on February 3rd, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICE
HAINES BOROUGH ASSEMBLY SPECIAL MEETING NOTIFICATION
Location: Borough Assembly Chambers, February 3, 2012 at 1:15 pm
PURPOSE: Consider Resolution 12-02-330 Declaring a disaster and requesting state assistance.
According to the agenda, “The slump in the Oceanview Drive/Lutak Road area continues to move and has breached the sewer line. It is anticipated that the area will continue to move and destroy public facilities. The manager has deemed it necessary to declare a disaster and request state assistance at this time.”
The Haines Alaska News will post more information as it becomes available; readers can also check the Haines Borough Website for updates.
By Editor, on February 3rd, 2012 Public Information Release
HAINES–6 PM Revision–Melting snow revealed an old manhole, not showing on any as builts, or known by local maintenance officials, during dye testing of the sewer line running through the middle of the slide area late this afternoon. This manhole is being compromised by the ground shifting close to a crack near the top of the slide area. Plans are being put together this evening to remove that manhole and to re‐connect the sewer line. This damage appears to be from earlier shifting in this location but has been buried under the snow, keeping it from detection.
Activity in the active area of the slope movement appeared to calmed down today with very little new visual movement detected.
The command center has been receiving very detailed information from several State and Federal offices in an effort to help in our planning efforts. Some of it is so detailed that we have to filter through the information to determine what is relevant to our event. If you have questions about any information you may be hearing rumors about, please contact the command center at 766‐2258.
Warmer weather will still be with us for a few more days, which is helping melt the snow, but also brings added concern to the area that is already over saturated.
Next scheduled update will be 3 PM Friday afternoon.
Command Center – 766‐2258 Roc Ahrens ~ Emergency Coordinator
DAILY Update Recording – 766‐22567
Click here to view all official updates on the Haines Borough Website.
By Roger Maynard, on October 11th, 2011 The election numbers have changed, but the basic outcome stays the same, following canvassing of the October 4th municipal election by the Haines Borough Assembly. The official final numbers are as follows:
Haines Borough Regular Election
October 4, 2011
Post-canvassing results including absentee ballots — OFFICIAL RESULTS
| Mayor |
Assembly Seat C |
Jan Hill (554)
Stephanie Scott (601)
Write-in (6) |
Jerry Erny (503)
Debra Schnabel (645)
Write-in (4) |
| Assembly Seat E |
Assembly Seat F |
Karen Hess (490)
Norman Smith (670)
Write-in (2) |
John Brower (534)
Jerry L. Lapp (621)
Write-in (1) |
| School Board Seat C |
School Board Seat F |
Brian T. Clay (905)
Write-in (24) |
Write-in (128) |
| School Board Seat G |
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Anne Marie Palmieri (925)
Write-in (13) |
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| Proposition 1 |
Proposition 2 |
Recall Joanne Waterman?
Yes (379); No (760) |
Recall Daymond Hoffman?
Yes (367); No (771) |
The election will be certified by the assembly on October 25, 2011, and the new begin Monday, October 31, 2011.
The first meeting of the new assembly will be November 15, 2011.
By Gary Lidholm, on October 6th, 2011 By Gary Lidholm
DENVER, CO–Some days certain “themes” keep showing up in your daily life: On Wednesday as I was returning to my urban Denver home, I passed the United Airlines training facility in the Stapleton area of East Denver. The large buildings of the United complex house simulators and training rooms used by all pilots of United Airlines as well as other carriers. Recently, it was announced that United had purchased 11,000 iPads to give to their pilots. There will now be an iPad in the cockpit to reduce the paper clutter and the amount of aeronautical charts needed on board. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on October 5th, 2011  The voters have spoken, and all of the borough assembly races have been decided. This race was marked by a certain symmetry–a conservative and a liberal candidate running for each seat. For voters on either side of the fence, the choice was clear.
Our hats are off to the political strategists on the left. With the mayor and all assembly seats but one on the ballot for either election or recall, they nearly achieved a clean sweep. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on October 4th, 2011 HAINES—869 people voted today, 771 in Haines at the American Bald Eagle Foundation and 98 at the Mosquito Lake School. 272 absentee ballots were counted by machine, and up to 40 absentee ballots remain to be counted at canvassing time.
All of the races have clear winners, with the exception of the mayoral race with only 30 votes separating Jan Hill and Stephanie Scott. In order to win, Jan Hill would have to receive 36 of the possible 40 outstanding votes.
As of tonight’s count, here is how the numbers stack up — Borough Clerk Julie Cozzi reminds us that these are preliminary, unofficial numbers only:
Haines Borough Regular Election
October 4, 2011
Preliminary Results
| Mayor |
Assembly Seat C |
Jan Hill (547)
Stephanie Scott (577) |
Jerry Erny (499)
Debra Schnabel (619) |
| Assembly Seat E |
Assembly Seat F |
Karen Hess (486)
Norman Smith (643) |
John Brower (513)
Jerry L. Lapp (611) |
| School Board Seat C |
School Board Seat F |
Brian T. Clay (882)
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(none)
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| School Board Seat G |
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Anne Marie Palmieri (903)
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| Proposition 1 |
Proposition 2 |
Recall Joanne Waterman?
Yes (376); No (734) |
Recall Daymond Hoffman?
Yes (364); No (745) |
Canvassing for this election will occur October 11.
View Haines Borough election results page.
By Roger Maynard, on September 29th, 2011  Cruise Ship Statendam at the PC Dock We’ve said it before: “We need more business-oriented people on the assembly.”
Where non-business folks tend to look at the budget or the economy as a fixed pool of money that needs to be divided up fairly, an experienced private sector business manager realizes that the economy is something that can expand or contract, depending on sound management decisions. Decisions by a governmental body affect not only the government’s budget, but the health of the underlying private economy that the government depends on for income.
This was best illustrated at the Chamber of Commerce candidates forum last Friday, when one question separated the wheat from the chaff. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 28th, 2011  HAINES–Early voting is available weekdays from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. at the Haines Borough Clerk’s office. It’s easy, and it takes the pressure off those who may have difficulty getting to the polls on Tuesday.
Commercial fishermen, for example, can vote early and not miss any of the commercial fishing days early next week. The elderly, or others who have difficulty getting to the polls can vote at their convenience by taking advantage of early voting. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 26th, 2011  HAINES–The desperate opposition of activists Deborah Vogt and Gershon Cohen to the recall of two assembly members only serves to confirm the public’s perception that they have been working behind the scenes to control the Haines Borough Assembly; the public is fed up, and now that this small group might lose control they are starting to panic. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 15th, 2011  Google Earth rendition of the Chilkoot Valley, looking north from Chilkoot Lake, showing Connelly Lake. Notes by Roger Maynard HAINES has an energy crisis. A little town in the middle of coastal Alaska with high mountain lakes and running water everywhere, we should be rolling in surplus hydroelectric power, but we’re not. Instead, we periodically burn diesel to smoke up our valley at a premium cost to consumers. Even without the diesel surcharge, electrical (IPEC) business customers in the upper Chilkat Valley are getting soaked up to $0.61 per kilowatt hour. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 11th, 2011  Mayor Jan Hill and assembly candidates Jerry Erny and Karen Hess
HAINES–Candidates for assembly, Karen Hess and Jerry Erny held a “Meet and Greet” at the Captain’s Choice Hotel Lounge on Saturday afternoon. Turnout was good, with the lounge packed for a couple of hours as Haines residents drifted in and out, and the candidates took time to speak with them about their concerns. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 7th, 2011  HAINES–Police Chief Gary Lowe informs us that there will be a meeting of the Alcohol Task Force tonight at 6:00 pm in the Assembly chambers.
To view the agenda, click here.
By Roger Maynard, on August 31st, 2011 HAINES–Haines has an alcohol problem that has been highlighted recently by two accidents (one fatal) and other incidents involving young people who were affected by drinking alcohol. It’s time to look for a solution…
The Haines Borough is sponsoring a round-table type discussion this evening, August 31, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. The discussion, led by Chief of Police Gary Lowe, will focus on identifying the scope of the alcohol problem and proposing solutions.
For more information, contact Gary Lowe, Chief of Police, 766-2121, glowe@haines.ak.us
By Roger Maynard, on August 24th, 2011 The following comments are presented as a service so our readers can stay informed on local current events, and do not constitute the minutes or official record of any meeting. Meeting minutes, agenda, and other documents are available at the Haines Borough web site.
Present at the Haines Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday, August 24, 2011 were Mayor Jan Hill and borough manager Mark Earnest and assembly members Daymond Hoffman, Steve Vick, Scott Rossman, Jerry Lapp, and Joanne Waterman. Borough Clerk Julie Cozzi was present, as well as Chief of Police Gary Lowe. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 24th, 2011 HAINES–Recent changes to the Haines Borough Code online by the publishing company have made it easier for computer users in Haines to access and use the borough code. In a presentation at the borough assembly meeting, Clerk Julie Cozzie demonstrated some of the added capabilities to the system.
Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 24th, 2011  Haines Harbor HAINES–The Haines Borough Assembly met Tuesday evening as a committee of the whole, to discuss proposed changes to Title 16 of the Haines Borough Code, “Harbors.”
Much of the one-hour meeting was consumed by presentations by Haines Harbormaster Ed Barrett and Boat Harbor Advisory Committee members Bill Rostad and Jim Studley, who presented the assembly with a proposed rewrite of Haines Borough Code Title 16. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 17th, 2011  A petition to recall assembly members Hoffman and Waterman was submitted on Friday, within the required time period to get the issue onto the October 4 municipal election ballot. As submitted, each petition was signed by about 320 people, a number well beyond the required 275 for certification. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 15th, 2011  The Haines Borough Assembly Government Affairs & Services Committee will meet Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the Haines assembly chambers to discuss the dedicated sales tax. (Please note this date is a correction from the date posted in the previous article, “Tourism Tax Issue not to appear on Municial Ballot.”) Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 10th, 2011 HAINES–An attempt by the Haines Borough Assembly to a tax question on the October 4 municipal election ballot to remove the one-percent tourism tax designation, failed when assembly members voted 3-2 against a motion to advance ordinance 11-07-271 to a second public hearing.
The ordinance would have amended Haines Borough Code 3.80.220 to remove the designation of the 1 percent tax for tourism and economic development, allowing the funds to go into the general fund instead. It would not have removed the tax; only the designation. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 10th, 2011 HAINES–The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved the tour permit for SEABA’s backcountry tour permit for 2012 after a public hearing during which only one person spoke. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 10th, 2011  The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to revisit the issue of off-premises signs, setting the matter for another public hearing on September 27.
The motion to revisit the issue was made by assemblyman Waterman who said, “What happened in our haste–we could have postponed it instead of voting not to pass it–we didn’t want to kill it. We wanted the planning commission to address concerns that were brought up. We wanted the planning commission to give us their opinion and thought process behind it. The perception was that we killed it. What we did was send it back to the planning commission.”
Rossman said he thought off-premises signs were self-regulating anyway, saying, “You can’t put a sign on someone’s property without their permission.”
Correction: The hearing date is set for September 27, not August 27 as originally reported. The Borough Assembly set the September date so that the planning commission could review the issue at their next meeting and give recommendations to the assembly. The planning commission’s next regular meeting is September 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the assembly chambers.
By Roger Maynard, on August 10th, 2011 Haines Recall Committee chairman Jim Shook reports that as of Tuesday morning, the petition sponsors had gathered 268 signatures. With 3 days to go until the “drop dead” date, it looks like the issue could make it onto the October 4 municipal ballot.
In order to be certified, the petition must have 275 valid signatures. The committee’s target is 300 signatures as a safe margin in case some of the signatures are duplicates or otherwise disqualified. Though the signature gathering seemed to slow over the weekend, the committee has redoubled its efforts during the past few days. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 3rd, 2011
 Haines Harbor ramp |
HAINES–At the Haines Borough Assembly meeting on July 26, the assembly struck down a proposed change to the borough signage ordinances that would have allowed business owners the ability to obtain a permit for “off-premises” signs that direct customers to their shop. |
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By Roger Maynard, on August 3rd, 2011 In less than 2 weeks, the Haines Recall Committee has gathered 186 signatures on petitions to recall assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman. Committee members have 60 days to gather 275 signatures, which would then trigger a recall election.
According to committee chairman Jim Shook, the group is interested in having the issue on the October 4th municipal ballot, rather than making the borough and its voters go through another special election. To do this, the completed petitions would need to be submitted to the borough clerk no later than August 12–just 9 days away. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on July 29th, 2011 The filing period for Haines Borough municipal election closed today, with the following folks who have filed as candidates: Read more->
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