Members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission on Thursday appointed Nathanael Reams to fill a vacant seat on the commission. The seat was vacated by Eben Sargent, who resigned from the planning commission after being elected to the borough assembly in this month’s municipal election. Sargent had two years remaining in his planning commission term, […]| Chilkat Valley News
Members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission on Thursday appointed Nathanael Reams to fill a vacant seat on the commission. The seat was vacated by Eben Sargent, who resigned from the planning commission after being elected to the borough assembly in this month’s municipal election. Sargent had two years remaining in his planning commission term, […] The post Reams to fill vacant Planning Commission seat appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
Chilkat Valley residents are among the more than 66,000 Alaskans who could lose their federal food assistance benefits in November due to the ongoing federal shutdown. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has directed states to stop the issuance of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the month of November […] The post Alaskans won’t get food stamps in November unless federal funding is provided appeared first on Chilkat Valley N...| Chilkat Valley News
Doug Olerud shared the results of the ongoing Haines Silver Salmon Fishing Derby. Going into the final week of the derby, Chris Hill is in the lead with a 12.85-pound silver that she caught on a fly rod! Olerud says that Hill is very excited to be in the lead as she has been participating […] The post Duly Noted: Silver derby, seals, scalloped potatoes and more appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
After more than 2.5 years of government-to-government conversations, the federal agency overseeing millions in grant funding earmarked for the Lutak Dock replacement project is at impasse with the Chilkat Indian Village. Documents from the Maritime Administration, MARAD, show that the agency determined that the Lutak Dock repair and replacement project would have no adverse effect, […] The post Federal agency advises MARAD to reconsider its consultation with Chilkat Indian Village appea...| Chilkat Valley News
The Haines branch of the Division of Motor Vehicles reopened on Monday. The Main Street office has been closed since Aug. 1 when longtime staff member Teresa Albecker retired. New employee Natalie Williams deferred questions about her new role and the reopening of the office to a Department of Administration spokesperson, Forrest Wolfe. Wolfe wrote […] The post After nearly two months, Haines DMV office reopens appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
Mayor Tom Morphet will meet with Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska president Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson this week about a dispute that has the borough and tribe headed to a hearing in Alaska Small Claims Court. The stakes, at least in court, are relatively small: roughly $7,500 in sales tax […] The post Haines sales tax dispute with Tlingit & Haida heads to court appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
The Alaska Department of Transportation is conducting environmental reviews and soliciting comments for a controversial project that would build a space port on the small island of Eldred Rock in the Lynn Canal, 55 miles north of Juneau. “This exciting project will facilitate economic projections with monetary facilities and lots of rocket fuel manufacturing,” said […] The post Haines Herring: State To Assess Feasibility of Building Space Port On Eldred Rock appeared first on Chilkat Va...| Chilkat Valley News
We have failed to listen. Will the current borough manager and the entire assembly finally take Chilkat Indian Village’s opinion seriously and immediately collaborate to agree on a dock design (as requested two years ago)? We can’t continue to ignore chilkatforever.org. Assemblymembers can shout from the rooftops that this isn’t about a mine, however it’s […] The post Letter to the Editor: Community should heed CIV on dock appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
What does democracy look like? It’s the 7 million Americans who peacefully took to the streets in Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies all across our country — in our cities as well as our small rural towns. The millions who exercised their right to free speech clearly demonstrated how protest is foundational to our democracy. The […] The post Letter to the Editor: Protests are foundational part to our democracy appeared first on Chilkat Valley News.| Chilkat Valley News
A new administrative order seeks to radically reduce state regulations that underpin dozens of professions, utilities, elections and more| Chilkat Valley News
The ripple effect of the loss of his tour is likely to be felt across the tourism industry in Haines, said the borough's tourism director.| Chilkat Valley News
Early, or absentee voting, started on Sept. 22 and is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday at the borough administration building.| Chilkat Valley News
The Trump administration abruptly canceled nearly $400 million in active AmeriCorps grants across the United States that fund volunteers who embed in communities, in exchange for a small stipend and education award.| Chilkat Valley News
Lawmakers from the House and Senate’s minority caucuses explain why they voted yes on Alaska’s first budget veto override in 38 years| Chilkat Valley News
The Haines school district will host an in-person meeting at 6 p.m. tonight at the Mosquito Lake school to discuss ongoing student transportation concerns.| Chilkat Valley News
