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ROUGH TRIP START -- Roger Fish, left, checks out his motorcycle Monday after skidding out in front of resident Lemmie Spradlin, whose car is pictured. Spradlin was cited for making an unsafe turn from Second Avenue onto Young Road. Fish, a visitor from Tennessee, was just starting a motorcycle tour of Alaska with friends after debarking the ferry. Police chief Gary Lowe, at right in photo, has said he believes recent safety improvement to the intersection and a few others, changing them from “Y”-shaped to a “T,” has made them more dangerous. Tom Morphet photo.

Per capita, we’re rich, agency says

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See TAXI page 4

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Revocation processstarts against Joel

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Town’s lone taxi for sale; decline in riders cited

Xtratufsstung byquestionsof quality

Former Haines cop under review

By Rosalie Loewenand Tom Morphet

The Haines Borough ranks among the wealthiest communities on the West Coast in per-capita income, according to a federal compilation included in the draft Haines Borough Comprehensive Plan.

T h e f e d e r a l B u r e a u o f Economic Affairs compiled the ranking, derived by taking the total income to Haines residents – $154 million in 2010 – and dividing by a population of 2,508, to arrive at a per-capita income of $61,270.

Further, the agency maintains that the biggest, single slice of the income pie in 2010 wasn’t from stock dividends or trust funds, the so-called “mailbox economy,” but from income that proprietors of local businesses pay to themselves.

Borough officials and others questioned the income findings this week.

Unlike census data which are collected by surveying residents

about pay, the Bureau of Economic Affairs says it tracks all sources of income using records. Its numbers include figures from tax returns, unemployment, welfare and social security checks, heating subsidies, retirement payments, and investment dividends.

According to the data, per capita income in Haines is the fourth highest among all the counties in a region that includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Its ranking puts the Haines Borough behind three counties in California – Marin, ($82,936 per capita), San Francisco, ($70,190), and San Mateo, ($58,159) – and just above Alaska’s Denali Borough, ($58,159).

The national average for per-capita income is $39,937, according to the data, which also ranks the Haines Borough as 30th wealthiest county, per capita, among 3,113 nationwide.

“ S o m e w h e r e t h e r e ’s a fundamental flaw in the analysis,” said Gregg Richmond, a tax

accountant and former Haines City Council member. “I think the highest probability is that somebody screwed up putting their zip code on their tax return… How many families of four do you know in this town who make a quarter million dollars a year?”

Richmond, however, allowed the possibility that the numbers may be skewed by an exceptional income. “Maybe one fat cat had an extraordinary event. None of my clients had an extraordinary event like that.”

Jila Stuart, chief financial officer for the Haines Borough, had a similar initial reaction. Stuart oversees the borough’s $11.4 million budget. “It’s interesting, but it just boggles the mind. You see that (income) number and you want to see some back-up to verify it’s correct.”

Federal officials this week said the per-capita numbers may be tilted by a lump of high-income earners amid a relatively small

By Tom MorphetThe Alaska Police Standards

Council has started the process of revoking the police certification of former Haines Borough police sergeant Jason Joel.

The council is a 13-member, governor-appointed body of state officials, police and citizens charged with overseeing that police and corrections officers in the state meet minimum standards of their profession.

The council voted to initiate the process in May. Revocation of his certificate would disqualify Joel from service as a police officer in Alaska.

Kelly Alzaharna, the council’s executive director, wouldn’t divulge the nature of the case against Joel, but said the council has been handling the case more than a year and investigation included discussions with Joel’s former employers, including the Haines Borough. “A full investigation was done,” she said.

Alzaharna said Joel has been sent an “accusation packet” and can choose either to contest its charges or surrender his certificate. Although council proceedings involving complaints against officers can go on for multiple years, Alzaharna said she expected Joel’s would be resolved at the council’s next meeting on Dec. 4 in Anchorage.

The counci l ’s ac t ion in May doesn’t mean the council has chosen to revoke Joel’s certification, Alzaharna said this week.

According to sources familiar with his work history in Haines, Joel left borough employment in April 2011 under questionable circumstances. He had worked in Haines for five years and had been demoted before leaving the job,

borough police chief Gary Lowe said this week.

Lowe declined comment on the circumstances of Joel’s departure. “He resigned. Other than that I can’t say anything other than his starting date and ending date.”

After Haines, Joel took a police job on St. Paul Island for a short time, then became chief and sole police officer in Galena in July 2011. He’s been on disability leave since Dec. 26 and his termination from that department will be effective Sept. 11, said Greg Moyer, Galena city manager.

Moyer would not comment on Joel’s tenure or the circumstances of his termination.

According to a posting on his Facebook page dated July 28, Joel is retired, temporarily disabled and living in North Pole, Alaska.

Joel’s Galena phone number was disconnected and there was no number listed for him in North Pole this week. A request for information through Joel’s Facebook page was unanswered at press time Wednesday.

By Tom MorphetThe operator of the valley’s only

taxi service is looking to get out of the business, citing a drop in ridership as well as competition from borough-funded free shuttles during major events.

Ms. Lucy Taxi and Courier Service is for sale, and starting Saturday it will offer only tours and shuttle service between town and the airport and ferry terminal, owner Stanly Mazeikas said this week.

Mazeikas started the company three years ago, after the town went several years without a taxi.

In the first two years, he earned enough to buy a used, six-passenger van and hire a driver, but his business is down 50 percent from a year ago, Mazeikas said in an interview this week.

“I’m on call all day. I don’t have a life (and) I’m just barely

making ends meet,” he said. Mazeikas charges $5 for a ride in the townsite from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and $10 for rides in the same area from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Rides from the ferry terminal or airport to town are $10 per person, one-way.

If he charged more, he’s afraid he’d make no fares at all. “People are having a hard time paying me now. They only need me if it’s an absolute necessity. If they go to the grocery store, they’ll pay me to get their bags home.”

In the first two years, he made about 60 percent of his income taking people home from the bars, but that has fallen off, he said.

“Bar calls are really down. I’m not getting calls in town. For the last month and a half, the tourists have kept me afloat,” he said. “All I can attribute it to is people tightening their belts. People have things to worry about other than

having to walk.” Bartender Kevin Thompson

said this week that numbers of customers from events like the beer festival and bike race seem to be down, which may be affecting the taxi business. Customers also balk at paying Mazeikas’ full fare for additional riders. One bar patron this week cited a $40 charge to take four people up Young Road.

Mazeikas said he needs to make $2.25 for every mile he rides, and that he hasn’t yet paid off his initial investment in the business. “How else am I going to stay in business if I can’t pay for the times that I’m not doing anything?” he said this week. “One day I make 20 bucks, another day I make a hundred. It’s nothing that you can hang your hat on.”

The Chilkat Valley News

published a news story about ferry passengers stranded at the ferry terminal before Mazeikas started his business, but Mazeikas said this week it’s not unusual for him to get only a single fare from as many as five ferry arrivals.

The Haines Borough’s free shuttle service to the ferry terminal during special events also has hurt him, he said. He spent $400 to hire a second van for the overload last year, but the borough’s free service undercut him, he said.

Borough tourism director Tanya Carlson this week said she doesn’t want to take business away from Mazeikas, but his one or two vehicles can’t accommodate crowds of up to 250 people looking to get into town during major events.

By Tom MorphetHow are your rubber

boots holding up? C o m p l a i n t s a b o u t

poorly made Xtratuf boots, published in coastal Alaska newspapers in recent months, also extend to Haines. The familiar brown and yellow knee boots with a grippy sole are favored by commercial fishermen, river guides and woods dwellers.

“I quit wearing them,” said John Winge, a Haines commercial fisherman who bought a new pair in April, only to have them start leaking a few weeks later along a raised, rubber strip that encircles the boot’s bottom.

He’s back to wearing a pair he bought six years ago that, he says, are holding up just fine.

A representative for Honeywell, the company that manufactures Xtratufs, told the Cordova Times last month that quality suffered after the firm moved production from

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Thursday, August 9 Haines School registration for new students, kindergarten students and new Mosquito Lake School students, 9 to 11 a.m. in the school front office. Same times Friday. International artist Chris Nowicki dis-cusses and demonstrates mezzotint tech-nique and history, 5 p.m. at the library. Burger Night, 5 p.m. at the American Legion. Kitchen is reopened. We the People meets, 5:15 p.m. in the library conference room. Everyone welcome. Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m. in assembly chambers.Friday, August 10 Scrap Metal Recycling, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the recycling center. Call 766-2185 for more information. Haines Chamber of Commerce General Meeting and Luncheon, with guest speaker Tom Morphet, Chilkat Valley News, noon at the Chilkat Bakery. International Open. “Big Break”-style Skills Challenge and free barbecue, 5 p.m. at the golf course. Call 766-2401.Saturday, August 11 International Open. 18 Hole Tournament: Best Ball, Scramble and Alternate Shot, 9 a.m. at the golf course. Call 766-2401 for more in-formation. Scrap Metal Recycling, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the recycling center. Memorial for Harriett Jurgeleit, 1 p.m. in Harriett Hall at the fairgrounds.Sunday, August 12 Parenting Workshop with Robin Grace, 1 p.m. at 7 Echos Ranch, 7 Mile Mud Bay Road. Free childcare available.Monday, August 13 Senior exercises Monday and Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. 60+? Join us for lunch, Monday through Wednesday, noon at senior center, 766-2383. Care-a-Van Service available for seniors 60+, Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tuesday, August 14 Haines Borough Assembly regular meet-ing, 6:30 p.m. in assembly chambers. Haines Borough School Board meeting, 7 p.m. at the high school open area. Library’s Film Noir Film Series continues with “Blood Simple,” 7 p.m. at the library. Free, everyone welcome. Thursday, August 16 Lynn Canal Conservation Community Potluck. Join LCC for salmon, beer, and music, 5:30 p.m. Tribal House at parade grounds. Everyone welcome. Friday, August 17 The Alaska String Band and Triple L Band, 7:30 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. Presented by Haines Arts Council.Saturday, August 18 Farmers Market, 10 a.m. to noon at the fairgrounds. Tuesday, August 21 Classes begin at 8:25 a.m. for students grades 1 through 12 at Haines Borough School. Kindergarten students will start on Monday, August 27. Auditions for Lynn Canal Community Players’ performance of “Oklahoma,” 7 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. Open to actors, chorus members and production crew.Wednesday, August 22 Auditions for Lynn Canal Community Players’ Oklahoma, noon at the Chilkat Center. Farmers Market, noon to 2 p.m. at the fairgrounds.Friday, August 24 Southeast Alaska State Fair Annual Meeting, 5 p.m. and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, 6 p.m., Harriett Hall.Monday, August 27 Kindergarten begins at Haines Borough School.

Duly Noted

Editorial

By Sara Callaghan ChapellHilma White, who helped

establish the Hotel Halsingland and operated the Port Chilkoot Camper Park for decades, died Saturday at Haines Assisted Living. She was 98. An obituary will be published in next week’s CVN.

Friends and concerned animal-lovers were happy to hear that Foxy is home with her family. The 12-year-old border collie-retriever mix wandered away from her RV home on July 22 while her owner, Marshall Bryenton of Whitehorse, Y.T., was in the washroom. Marshall and wife Dianne spent the week looking for Foxy before returning to Whitehorse for work. Annie Boyce and Paul Swift were hiking on Mount Ripinsky July 28 and spotted Foxy on the trail. The Byrentons returned to Haines Aug. 4 to resume their search on Ripinsky. On a tip from Haines Animal Rescue Kennel director Steve Vick that the dog was seen at 4 Mile Haines Highway, the couple went there and found Foxy in a gravel pit. After eluding strangers for almost two weeks, Foxy walked right up to her owners. They said she lost about a quarter of her weight during the ordeal but a Whitehorse veterinarian found her healthy, but skinny. Marshall and Dianne are “grateful for the help from everyone around Haines,” said Marshall.

Tim June is undergoing treatment for a heart condition at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Wife Sue Nelson said they may be in the Seattle area for an extended stay. The best contact for them is tim_june@hotmail.com.

Robin Grace will lead a free workshop entitled “Getting More Out of Life with Family.” It’s set for

1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at 7 Mile Mud Bay Road. The workshop will explore styles of relating to improve communication within families. The workshop includes a potluck brunch of finger foods. Contact Carol Tuynman with questions, 766-3715.

M a r g e M a t t h e w s i n undergoing speech and physical therapy in a Boise , Idaho rehabilitation facility following a stroke July 24. Marge’s daughter, Patti Day, had arrived in Haines the day before to visit her mother, and was able to travel with Marge to Juneau and on to Boise by medevac flight. Patti says Marge’s spirits are good and that she is delighted when letters from home arrive. Write to her c/o Patti Day at 6822 Kirkwood Ct., Boise, Idaho 83709.

Many friends and family gathered at the Valley of the Eagles Golf Course for a farewell potluck honoring Mark and Frankie Jones and children. They are moving to Redmond, Wash., where Mark has accepted a posi t ion with an optical engineering firm as a software engineer. Aaron is entering his freshman year of high school, where he hopes to play football. Grace is a junior, and looking forward to basketball season. Senior Margarette plans to focus on academics this year. The family will return for a May visit, when Margarette will participate in the Haines High School graduation with her classmates. Stay in touch with the family at 9303 167th Ave., NE, Redmond, WA 98052.

Nelle Jurgeleit-Greene met up with friends traveling on The World, the live-aboard cruise ship that stopped in Haines for 36 hours last week. Nelle took Graci and Dennis McGillicuddy on a locals’ tour of Haines, including a drive

out to Chilkoot Lake and a brown bear sighting that turned out, upon closer inspection, to be a chocolate lab. They also visited John and Sharon Svenson’s gallery and had dinner at a Fort Seward restaurant. Nelle knows the McGillicuddys through a family connection in Sarasota, Fla. She had dinner on the ship in 2009, during its last trip to Haines. The World is scheduled to return in 2015.

Donna and Wayne Walter celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary with visits from their sons. Dan and Rebecca Walter, with their children McKinsey, Courtney and Camdem, were here from Wichita, Kansas. They all traveled to Juneau where they met Steve and Lori Walter, from Montgomery, Ala. They spent three days touring Juneau, including a whale-watching

Logs, skidder were donated for fair show Once again the logging show at the Southeast Alaska State Fair went

off without a hitch because of all the volunteers who helped make it a success. A huge thank you to Scott Rossman who again donated logs to the show, Leo Smith for the use of his skidder, Diana Lapham and Jeannette Heinrich for the help with sign-ups, Ralph Swinton for his scorekeeping and bracketing skills, Kurt, Karl, and Jacob Heinrich and Dave Gross for their timing help, Rene Martin for her announcing, the Juneau Gold Rush Commission for allowing us to borrow their logging and sawing equipment, and of course our sponsors Lynn View Lodge and the Uglies of Haines. The show could never go on without your help and support so thank you again and we’ll see you next year!

Ashley and James Sage Logging Show Coordinators

Volunteers created new stage backdrop We wish to thank Lutak Lumber for the generous donation of

materials for the new fair main stage backdrop mural. Chip Lende and the entire crew there were very helpful in providing the Tyvek, paint and brushes required. We also want to thank the crew of volunteer artists: Zayla Asquith-Heinz, Tia Heywood, Alexandria and Madison Chapin, Skye Posey, Royal and Patrick Henderson and the visiting Venturer Scouts.

Tim Shields, Meredith Pochardt

Skateboard park seeking better lighting Thanks to the Haines Borough for repairing the front wall at the

skate park recently. It’s now safer and looks better. Many skaters use the park daily and we are thankful that the borough wants to make this a safe place for youths to recreate. Winter is coming quickly, and we are looking forward to getting a better lighting system installed. We will be hosting fundraisers to pay for electricity. Thanks for the support. Dawson Evenden on behalf of local skaters

Guides, villagers key for preserve visit Many thanks to the Chilkat Guides for donating their time,

equipment, and unparalleled enthusiasm for taking six rafts of locals and present and former state parks officials through the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve to commemorate the preserve’s 30th anniversary. Guides Ben Feldman, Steve Ritzinger, Brittany Price, Nels Niemi, John Binger and Tyler Ehrlich taught us what we needed to know to stay safe and to see all there was to see on the river. Thank you Meghan Condon for driving the bus and Andrew Cardella for transporting all the needed gear. And an extra special thanks to the Guides for extending our time when it turned out that we needed to stay longer than planned to enjoy the hospitality of the Klukwan village Hospitality House. A very special thanks to Chilkat Indian Village tribal council president Jones Hotch Jr. for meeting us on the banks of the Klukwan Culture Center, welcoming us to the village, and teaching us how to properly appreciate the terrific performance of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Dancers. A thunderous pounding of boots to one and all!

Stephanie Scott Mayor, Haines Borough

Youth play director grateful for help This is a very late “thank you” to the Haines community for

helping with or attending this year’s Summer Youth Theater Conservatory production of Treasure Island. It’s a true pleasure to revisit this community every summer and do good work with good people. Thank you especially to the incredible parents, Lynn Canal Community Players members, and other volunteers for their help and labor. Thank you to Lutak Lumber for donating set supplies. A production like this could not happen in three weeks without the support of the community. I am continuously impressed with Haines and all its diversity of talent, desire to collaborate, and fine breeding. Elise Lammers

Thanks from Haines Golf Association

The Haines Golf Association would like to thank Delta Western for its donation to the recent Screaming Eagle Classic Golf Tournament. Additionally, many events are planned at the golf course for the upcoming weeks, so check in at the golf course for more details.

Mike Denker Haines Golf Association

This week’s story about a high, per-capita income in Haines left us in the newsroom scratching our heads.

If federal statisticians are correct, there’s a lot of money in some pockets around town.

Yet despite our reported riches, many residents still struggle. Our median, family income is still below the national average. The State of Alaska’s community database this week reported 118 residents live below the poverty level. Sales tax revenues are flat or in decline. Home building and real estate, which helped boost the economy here for about 15 years, have cooled.

If they serve no other purpose, the per-capita figures reported this week may be helpful to broad-based philanthropic efforts like the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation. Its mission includes making matches between needs and money. We apparently have both. Here’s to getting them together.

--Tom Morphet

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The tender Crane waits Monday for a rising tide to llift its rear end off the bottom at the entrance of the boat harbor. The gillnet vessel Lookout, at left, is tied on to the tender. Tom Morphet photo.

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Oil spill response officials and Haines harbor staff stood by Monday morning after a wooden-hulled tender boat ran aground near the entrance to the small boat harbor.

“I was worried about it tipping over and leaking fuel into the harbor,” said harbormaster Phil Benner. “You could definitely tell it was aground. The back end was higher than the front end.”

The 84-foot Crane, home ported in Juneau, was backing

out of the harbor when it became stuck on the western flank of the harbor entrance at 10 a.m., about 20 minutes before Monday morning’s low tide of .2 feet. The boat floated free about an hour later.

Fisherman Karl Johnson aboard the gillnet vessel Lookout tied off to the vessel and the rising tide lifted it.

The vessel built in 1931 buys fish for Alaska Glacier Seafoods. It has been in local waters for more

than a month. The vessel did not respond to a U.S. Coast Guard radio call. The registered skipper of the vessel is Christopher Beaudin.

State troopers and members of the local oil spill response team arrived to assess the situation. A protective boom and other response equipment is stored on the harbor’s fuel float.

Benner said it was the first time he’s seen a vessel run aground there.

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By Tom MorphetMayor Stephanie Scott said she

was enthused 21 residents turned out Aug. 2 for a meeting on wind power potential in the Chilkat Valley, but she isn’t expecting utility-scale development of the source any time soon.

“I think the sense of the group is that it wasn’t feasible to do this,” Scott said.

Scott paraphrased comments at the meeting by Haines engineer Reuben Loewen, who recently worked as wind program project manager for the Alaska Energy Authority.

“Geography is a serious barrier to utility-scale wind power here. Even though it feels windy, the wind isn’t steady here. You need an average, annual wind speed of 14 mph. To (Loewen’s) knowledge, we don’t have that kind of wind in any location that’s accessible,” Scott said.

In an interview this week, Loewen said there might be locations in the valley that offer such winds, but roads and long transmission lines would add significant costs. “And we haven’t even gotten to the point of asking whether people want to see a big turbine out on the top of Pyramid Island,” he said.

Compared to some other places in Alaska where wind conditions are favorable and a wind project would replace expensive, diesel-generated power, the economic

viability of wind is diminished as a supplement to local hydro power, Loewen said. “Our power is expensive, but it’s not outrageous. As a supplement to hydro, it’s harder to justify.”

Loewen, who is writing a memo to the borough on the question, said it’s hard for him to see a viable, utility-scale wind project here, though wind turbines can work great for individuals living off-grid who can store electric in battery banks.

Scott said a recent study has indentified hydroelectric and biomass as the most viable alternatives for energy in Haines.

Residents Michelle LaBrosse and Pat Philpott, each who have examined wind-power projects on their respective private properties, spoke at the meeting. Others in attendance included developer John Floreske, meteorologist Jim Green and planning commissioner Rob Goldberg.

Goldberg was optimistic, saying places along Lynn Canal like Battery Point could work for wind. “We need to collect data. Then we’ll actually know. Let’s get some numbers and find out,” he said this week.

The meeting was billed as informal and aimed at determining whether the Haines Borough should apply to the Alaska Renewable Energy Fund for money for a formal reconnaissance of the wind resource.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of crash that killed an Air Excursions pilot on a flight from Juneau bound for Gustavus on the morning of Aug. 2.

Kevin Murray, 56, of Chelan, Wash. died at the crash site near Howard Bay, about 25 miles west of Juneau. There were no passengers on board. An autopsy was conducted early this week.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers coordinated a search.

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Next year she plans to include the special events shuttle into a bid for the bus that shuttles cruise ship passengers around town, Carlson said. Carlson said she appreciates having a local taxi service and said it was an important service, particularly for service to the ferry terminal and airport.

Borough manager Mark Earnest said the borough was aware of a potential conflict with Mazeikas’ service, but believed the taxi offered a different service, taking ferry passengers to specific destinations in town. “Our thinking was there wasn’t a direct competition… Our intention is not to impact the private sector. We can absolutely make adjustments.”

Options include the borough charging for its shuttle or running

it less frequently. (Shuttle service has been donated for most events in the past two years.) Mazeikas said that for now he’ll try making it as a tour van and ferry and airport shuttle. “We’ll see how that works. If that’s not profitable, we’ll make adjustments.”

Bartender Thompson said the taxi job is probably a tough one, as bar patrons sometimes call a cab, then leave before it arrives.

Mazeikas is asking $20,000 for the business, not including vehicles.

Rock Island, Illinois to China, where workers apparently weren’t properly trained.

The company said the bugs are being worked out.

Doug Olerud said he’s heard gripes about the boots at his Main Street sporting goods store and one pair with the faulty band was returned.

“We’ve been told by Honeywell

that if people have problems, to make it right with them. That’s always been their policy,” Olerud said. “They’ve always done a great job in ensuring people are happy with their boots.”

He said some Xtratufs made in Illinois were returned as defective over the years.

Eric Ferrin, who manages the sporting goods store near Fort

Seward, said he heard problems were with the first batches of boots out of China. He said he has had no complaints with an order he started selling in early summer.

If you’re determined to get a pair of Xtratufs made in the United States, you may be out of luck. Both sporting goods stores this week reported having only a few pairs left.

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Two string bands that play a range of music will be featured at a Haines Arts Council performance starting 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 at the Chilkat Center.

Juneau-based Alaska String Band and Triple L Band of Portales, N.M. are teaming efforts in the show. Genres include swing, jazz, bluegrass, gospel, pop, folk and original tunes.

Arts council president Tom Heywood said Alaska String Band played at a recent bald eagle festival and also play regularly at the Mount Roberts Tram in Juneau. They’re a family of professional musicians whose

repertoire includes Alaska songs, he said.

Triple L Band features “vocal harmonies that are off the charts,” he said. Members of the group have won several awards since 2000 including Bluegrass Gospel CD of the Year in Rural Roots Music.

“Each group will play a set and they’ll mix and match too, because they’re all good friends,” Heywood said.

Tickets are available at the door and at Babbling Book. More on the groups is available at www.triplelband.com and www. alaskastringband.net.

Fair Parade: Grand Marshal, Doris Ward. Grand Prize Float: Mayan Fair Well by Lily Boron. Best Youth Entry: TAFY Stars Dance Team. Best Group Entry: Juneau Jumpers. Judges’ Choice Award: Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Dancers.

Southeast’s Got Talent Contest: 1. TAFY Stars Dance Team. 2. Dee Jay. 3. Emily Bowman and Alisha Young.

Zombie Adventure Run: Champions: Kyle Fossman and Jenn Walsh. Fastest time: Chandler Kemp. MVP Zombie: Dylan Chapell, 39 flags.

Haines Hustle: 5K Men, Christopher Jones, 21:00; 5K Women, Sara Chapell, 26:00; 10K Men, Daymond Hoffman, 50:10; 10K Women, J.J. Lende, 43:26; Trail Half-Marathon Men, Chandler Kemp, 1:41:15; Trail Half-Marathon Women, Rosie Milligan 2:13:41.

Horseshoes. Men’s Singles: 1. Bill Finlay, 2. John Norton 3. Scott Jones.

Volleyball Tournament: 1. Sreaming Eagles: Jess Callies,

Jessie McGraw, Mark Sebens, Jenn Walsh, Alisa Beske. 2. Spenser Spikers: Riley Erekson, Keeley Baumgartner, Jordon Baumgartner, Ben Egolf, Dennis Methvin, Carlee Heinmiller. Barney Did It: Chris Price, Connie Ward, Janine Ward, Eddie Smith, Katy Mueller.

Fisherman’s Rodeo. Crab Pot Toss: 1. Owen Smith, 2. Justin Linton, 3. Scott Jones. Grapple Toss: 1. Daymond Hoffman, 2. Plank Jones, 3.Mike Redevier. Hook Baiting: 1.Justin Linton, 2. Cassair Beaver, 3. Rebecca Brewer. Survival Suit Race: 1. Justin Linton, 2. Jacob Hutton, 3.Mike Redevier. Knot Tying: 1. Ceaser Smith, 2.Gabe Kutcher, 3. Mike Redevier.

Fiddle Contest: 1. Sergei Morosan, 2. Tom Heywood.

Singer-Songwriter Contest: 1. Chip Dennerlein, 2. Joe Parnell, 3. Halli Brownell.

Exhibit Winners: Crops and Vegetables: Whiterock Nursery, Professional.; Becky Hinkle, Senior.; Pacific Luna Ricke, Junior. Flowers: Whiterock

Nursery, Pr.; Judy Heinmiller, Sr., Aubrey Cook, Jr. Baked Goods: Sandy Wratten, Sr.; Addie Prisciandaro, Jr. Preserved Foods: Frankie Perry, Sr. Crochet: Gladys Moran, Sr. Beer and Wine: Mary Jean Sebens, Sr. Knitting: Sally McLaughlin, Sr. Needlework: Bob Fink, Pr.; Rene Martin, Sr. Fiber Arts: Joan McCament, Sr.; Skylar Greenfield, Jr. Quilting: Pat Shultz, Sr.; Kayley Swinton, Jr. People’s Choice Award: Pat Shultz. Sewing: Judy Bolander, Sr.; Rose Quitslund, Jr. Fine Arts: Carol Baker, Pr.; Hannah Berry, Sr.; Jing O’Brien, Jr. Fine Crafts: Josef Quitslund, Pr.; Lowana Drury, Sr.; Jayden West, Jr. Writing and Music: Abigail Calkin, Sr.; Amanda Fulton, Jr. Photography. Dimitra Lavrakas, Pr.; Dena Selby, Sr., Carver Culbeck, Jr. Woodworking: Neil Newlun, Pr.; Kiana Donat, Jr. Native Style Arts: Lena Woods, Pr.; Liz Heywood, Sr. Pioneer Arts and Recycling: Josef Quitslund, Pr.; Jill Atlas, Sr.; Diane and Leesa Murph, Jr. Hobbies and Crafts: Bob Fink, Pr.; Julien Naylor, Sr.;

Pacific Luna Ricke, Jr. School Projects: Jessie Soder’s 2nd-5th grade.

Logging Show. Women’s Ax Throw: 1. Nicole Holm, 2. Ashley Sage, 3. Kiri McCurdy. Men’s Ax Throw: 1. Bobbie Milnes, 2. Kerry Town, 3. Matt DeSpain. Choker Setting/Hook Tender: 1. Colton Baker/Owen Kelly, 2. Matt DeSpain, 3. Bobby Milnes/Justin Smith. Women’s Small Saw: 1. Ashley Sage, 2. Diana Lapham, 3. Jan Merriman.

Men’s Small Saw: 1. Jay Linhart, 2. James Sage, 3. Matt DeSpain. Jack and Jill Handbucking: 1. Ashley and James Sage, 2. Matt and Rachel DeSpain, 3. Keith and Kim Welch. Obstacle Bucking: 1. Dennim Hagwood, 2. Matt DeSpain. Men’s Large Saw: 1. Mike Durand, 2. Jay Linhart, 3. James Sage. Single Handbucking: 1. Matt DeSpain, 2. Ashley Sage, 3. James Sage. Logrolling: 1. Dennim Hagwood, 2. Justin Smith, 3, Amber King.

Concert on Aug. 17

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tour to Tracy Arm where they saw four groups of humpbacks bubble-feeding. Steve and Lori returned to Haines with the Walters, where they celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary.

Lori was last in Haines during their 3rd anniversary, and Donna and Wayne’s 30th.

Classic car tours make riders feel opulently wealthy but it was probably just more of the same for Georgina “Gina” Rinehart, who bought a spin around town with driver and tour guide Leigh Horner last week. Worth an estimated $29 billion, Rinehart is an Australian mining magnate and one of the wealthiest women in the world, if not the wealthiest, according to various websites. Horner took her for a tour around town and Fort Seward. Rinehart had a meal at a Fort Seward restaurant before returning to her berth aboard the cruise ship The World.

Haines pilot Drake Olson was credited with being the first to report a massive landslide in Glacier Bay National Park June 11 called a “monumental geophysical event.” A cliff collapsed there, sending ice and debris over a glacier and covering an area a half-mile wide and more than five miles long, according to an Associated Press story. The slide, near Lituya Mountain, may have been the biggest in North American history, the article said. Olson’s photos of its aftermath ran in newspapers statewide.

Tomi Scovill said the new bunkers at the Haines golf course are “awesome.” Sand was donated by Frank Holmes.

By Heather LendeHarriett Lawrence Jurgeleit,

the first Southeast Alaska Fair executive director, died peacefully at Haines Assisted Living on Aug. 1. She was 89 years old and had cancer. A memorial will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the fairgounds hall that bears her name.

“Harriett was a delight. Even dealing with the difficulties she had at the end, she kept a great sense of humor and was always curious about local, state, and national news,” said friend Carol Flegel.

Harriett Lawrence was born in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 12, 1922, the youngest of three children born to Harry and Bertha Lawrence. Her father operated lumberyards in Kansas and Oklahoma and the family spent

summers in a cabin in Woodland, Colo.

Harriett and sister Laura came to Haines in 1938 to visit aunt Harriett “Hattie” Lawrence, administrator for Haines House, a Presbyter ian-run Nat ive orphanage.

Laura went home in the fall, but Harriett spent her junior year of high school in Haines. After graduating in Wichita, she returned to Alaska, heading to for Barrow to work as a secretary for a Presbyterian minister translating

the Bible into Inupiaq. She spent a year there, living with the pastor and his wife and learning all she could, including sewing skin garments.

“I admired everything they did,” she said in a 2006 interview. “They didn’t have to have packages come in the mail to have something to wear. They made it themselves.”

For Christmas that year she received a ring crafted locally from metal off the plane that crashed near Barrow, killing Will Rogers and Wiley Post.

Three years ago, Jurgeleit edited her Barrow journal and presented it in person to old friends there. “Harriett believed – I think – that she came of age in Barrow… She carried her memories like a treasure and during our walks she talked extensively about her joys there. Her diary from that period is exuberant,” said Marion Kinter, a friend who assisted the project.

Harriett married Gus Jurgeleit in 1953, after a first marriage to local pilot Fred Sheldon. Gus fell for her when she and Sheldon flew supplies into his Yukon

mine at Silver Creek near the Tatshenshini River headwaters, said Jim Jurgeleit, son of Harriett and Gus. “She always said she didn’t remember meeting him, but he sure knew her.”

Gus left mining for a state job in Juneau where Harriett raised her family and worked for a bank. When he retired 25 years later, they built a home at 6 Mile Mud Bay Road, then beyond the power lines. “She was sure pleased when the power, and especially a telephone, finally arrived,” Jim Jurgeleit said.

Harriett played the organ for Presbyterian services, joined the Woman’s Club and volunteered for the fair. She became the fair’s first paid executive director, a position she held for about 15 years.

“The one thing I enjoyed doing most in my life, aside from raising my boys, was building up the Southeast Alaska State Fair,” she told a reporter. Longtime fair volunteer Dick Flegel recalled her mellow leadership style. “Harriett was always calm, always smiling, and in spite of all the fair chaos .”

Marge Ward was a friend for 65 years. They hiked together, and throughout much of their lives they swam in the morning, attended church, and enjoyed a weekly coffee klatch. “She was such a good friend. She had a great sense of humor. If I ever wanted to find her, she would be in the garden. She loved her flowers,” Ward said.

She said Jurgeleit spoke fondly of the days when Fort Seward was active and often declared that she preferred Alaska prior to statehood.

She was an avid genealogist and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving as the Alaska Regent from 1973-75 and state historian from 1975-77. She was also a member of the Daughters of Colonial Wars. Jim Jurgeleit said his mother traced the family origins to twelfth-century Scotland and that some of her ashes will be scattered there.

Family members include sons Larry, Jim, and Bill Jurgeleit, two grandchildren, Alec and Elizabeth Jurgeleit, and step-granddaughter Ellis Greene.

Harriett Jurgeleit

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Southeast Road Builders, Inc. Haines Street Rehabilitation project

Southeast Road Builders, Inc. will start the Haines Street Rehabilitation project on April 23, 2012.

• Work involves road and sidewalk reconstruction on portions of Main/Second & Allen Road • Please note all Signs and Traffic Control Devices • Road closures on Allen Road will occur between Haines Highway and Main Street • Main Street from Front Street to 5th Avenue and all of 2nd Avenue will remain open • We apologize in advance for any inconvenience • Call for further details – 766-2833 • Please be careful especially in areas of sidewalk reconstruction

• Work involves road & sidewalk reconstruction on portions of Main/Second & Allen Rd• Please note all Signs and Traffi c Control Devices• Road closures on Allen Rd will occur between Haines Hwy and Main St.• Main St. Front St. to 5th Ave & all of 2nd Ave remain open• We apologize for inconvenience• Call for details – 766-2833• Please be careful especially in areas of sidewalk reconstruction

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Monday, Aug. 6 An officer responded to numerous calls about a bear on the beach near the harbor. Vehicles were removed after a person called to complain about overtime parking on Main Street. Pol ice and paramedics responded to a collision between a car and motorcycle at the intersection of Young Road and Second Avenue. There were no injuries and the car driver was cited for making an improper turn. A caller complained about an abandoned vehicle near 4 Mile Haines Highway. A caller complained about harassment from a landlord, saying she didn’t want to be called every day. An officer responded to a call about a bear entering a porch at 1 Mile Haines Highway but didn’t find the bear. An officer chased off a bear after a complaint from a Port Chilkoot campground.Sunday, Aug. 5 Police responded to a call about a brown bear sow and three cubs at a Kathleen Drive residence. An officer chased off a brown bear sow that was spotted with three cubs on Mud Bay Road behind Fort Seward. A caller reported a bear with three cubs damaged a garage on Gruening Drive. Troopers were advised that drugs were reported stolen from a Klukwan-area home. A fire alarm was triggered by cooking at Haines Assisted Living. A dog was reportedly attacked by another dog on Small Tracts Road. Emergency crews responded to a call that a woman was yelling for help at Port Chilkoot Dock, but found no one there. The American Bald Eagle Foundation was notified about a crow on Lutak Road unable to fly. A registered sex offender was reportedly contacting a juvenile online. Two traffic stops resulted in warnings for failure to stop at a stop sign and speeding.

Saturday, Aug. 4 Responding to an employee request, police scared off a bear at the dump, using lights and sirens. A person at a Klukwan-area home reported harassment. A person reported juveniles trespassing near 2 Mile Haines Highway, and believed drug use was occurring there. Skateboarders were reported “flying down” Main Street hill toward the harbor. A bear was reported at Small Tracts area. A housesitter reported a dog wasn’t being cared for. Kennel officials took the dog. A caller said a bear made off with a Deishu Drive trash can. Police didn’t find the bear.Friday, Aug. 3 Pol ice responded af ter several callers complained of loud music from a house party in Cathedral View subdivision. Police shot a rubber bullet at a bear near Young Road. A minor motorcycle accident occurred near Mathias Street and Young Road. Police arrested a man for violating his conditions of release by drinking. Police investigated a report of harassment of a downtown business employee by a former worker. A caller reported someone dumping their trash into a campground’s private dumpster. A caller reported a drunk threatened them. A down town bus iness reported a bicycle left in their lot. A dump employee reported a bear destroyed a garage door there.Thursday, Aug. 2 A man who yelled for help downtown was determined to be drunk and at the wrong campground. Police drove him to the correct campsite. A bear was reported in a Main Street RV park. A caller reported a sow and three cubs in a yard near New Hart and Mount Riley Road. A Beach Road caller reported a bear breaking into a Beach Road freezer. A Beach Road caller reported having put bear deterrents near

his property and that he would shoot the bear if it returned. A car went into a ditch while backing onto Mud Bay Road along Cemetery Hill. The kennel responded to a call of a dog biting its owner downtown. A dump employee reported extensive damage by a bear. The ministerial association helped an out-of-town visitor with travel and lodging.Wednesday, Aug. 1 A pedestrian reported a driver who failed to use their turn signal almost hit him near Third Avenue and Old Haines Highway. A b e a r wa s r e p o r t e d attempting to get into a shed on Chilkat Trail Road. A male was arrested for drunk driving near Union Street and Allen Road after crossing the center line. Children who were attempting to sell flowers and lemonade were shooed off Port Chilkoot Dock. A caller sought dispatch help concerning a civil matter involving a child. A state agency was advised. Troopers were alerted to a call about a bear breaking into a Young Road garage. A caller reported a person threatened a child with violence. Police and a state agency started an investigation. A caller reported a sow with three cubs broke a garage door at 1 Mile Mud Bay Road.Tuesday, July 31 Bears were repor ted in Chilkoot Subdivision. A n i l l e g a l b u r n w a s reported near Fort Seward. Police determined the fire was approved. A bicycle was reported stolen at Dusty Trails Apartments. A Beach Road resident erected an electric fence after a

bear broke into a freezer. A bear repor tedly tore a screen off a window on Beach Road. There were 12 medical calls and five calls about dogs.

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HOUSE FOR RENT: Fu l l y furnished, 2 bedroom + loft, on large private lot in Haines. $1,000/month. Sept. through May. First, last, plus security. References. 239-989-5004. (30cb)

For Sale: Klepper Aerius 1 folding sea kayak (single). $700 obo. 19’ of 2’ diameter sonotube. DC load center, battery charger, items for home power systems. 766-3936. (30b)

HOUSE CONCERT - Hospice Fundraiser, August 12; Music, snacks, beverages included; $50 per person; Cal l for reservations, 766-2584 (29f)

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4-bdrm, 1.5-bath home on 1.5 acres on Small Tracts Rd. $205,000. Call 766-2218. (10b)

DRY CANADIAN LOGS for sale. Truckload quantit ies. Call Dimok Timber, 867-634-2311.

YARD SALE: 7.5 Mile Haines H i g h w a y R a m s e y l a n d , Saturday 10 to noon. Furniture, Tile, Baby Gear, Good Stuff. No early birds.

YARD SALE: Saturday 9 to 11 a.m. 5 E. Barnett. Something for everyone.

GARAGE SALE: Gann’s@33.5 Mile. Saturday & Sunday, 10 to 5. Lots of new stuff. 767-5564.

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WA N T E D B L U E B E R R I E S : Trail Mountain Harvesters is paying $3.10/lb. To sign up as a harvester call Patrick 314-0693 or 908 295 6235 or pmcfadden@comcast.net.

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KHNS is looking for a part-time administrative assistant. Tues – Sat mornings. PC computer skills a must. More information online at www.KHNS.org or email gm@khns.org. (32b)

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Public Notice

Ms Lucy Taxi Service as of 08/11/2012 will no longer be doing business as a taxi service in town.

We will temporarily service the ferry and airport at this time, until further notice.

Thank You, Haines!Ms Lucy Taxi

In the Matter of the Estate of EVA PARDEE, DeceasedNo. 3AN-2012-01353 PR

Notice to CreditorsNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Terry Pardee has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of Eva Pardee, Deceased. All persons having claims against the estate of the deceased must presnt them with the proper vouchers not later than four (4) months from the date of the first publication hereof or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the Personal Representative, Terrance W. Pardee, Box 296, Haines, Alaska, 99827 or Richard C Folta, PO Box 898, Haines, Alaska 99827. Dated August 9, 2012.

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Water System UpgradesSunshine St. & Piedad Rd.

Soliciting sealed bids from qualified & licensed contractors to perform the work to upgrade the water system for 300 ft. of Sunshine St. and 400 ft. of Piedad Rd. Mandatory Pre-bid Conference: 11 a.m. Mon., 8/13/12, at Public Facilities Office. Bid deadline: 12 noon local time, Thurs., 8/16/12, at the Clerk’s Office, Borough Admin Bldg, 103 Third Ave S., PO Box 1209, Haines, AK 99827. Bids may be hand-delivered or mailed. Bid documents are available at www.hainesalaska.gov/rfps (or from the clerk’s office for a printing fee). Contact the Clerk to register as a bidder: jcozzi@haines.ak.us or 907-766-2231 ext. 31.

Posted 8/3/12

Julie Cozzi, MMC, Borough Clerk

POSITION VACANCYHAINES BOROUGH

CYD DIRECTOR PT. Average 14-1/2 hrs/wk on a flexible schedule. Minimum Qualifications: HS Diploma or equiv., AK DL, responsible driving record, work well with people of all ages. Starting wage: $15.24. No benefits. Get job desc & required borough app from the Clerk, 103 E. 3rd Ave, Haines, 766-2231 ext 31, jcozzi@haines.ak.us, or online at www.hainesborough.us. App deadline: Monday 8/20/12, or thereafter until filled. EOE. Apps public record.

Posted 8/7/12Julie Cozzi, MMC, Borough Clerk

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population. They also said that with a small sample size, errors or anomalies quickly can get blown out of proportion.

The agency breaks down the $154 million in income into three categories: earnings ($113 million), dividend, interest or rent payments ($19 million) and “transfer receipts,” defined as payments for which no services are performed, such as government benefits or retirement payouts from private businesses ($22 million).

The agency further breaks down the $113 million into three categories: earnings originating out of town, such as by residents working on the North Slope or Lower 48, ($12 million); losses paid by employers and employees for government insurance programs like Social Security ($9 million); and earnings “by place of work” ($110 million).

“Place of work” earnings are defined as earnings paid in Haines to residents. According to the agency, the $110 million in “place of work” earnings can further be divided between wages and salaries ($47 million) and “proprietor’s income,” or what people pay themselves out of businesses they own ($63 million).

Proprietor’s income as 57 percent of Haines-generated earnings compares to less than 1 percent in proprietor’s income in the next richest place, per capita, in Alaska, Denali Borough, where the same category accounted for less than $1 million of $119 million.

The federal agency’s numbers also show proprietor’s income here has rocketed upward since 2007 when it was only $29 million. Improved prices in the commercial fishing industry may

explain that spike, said Thomas Dial, BEA information officer.

A rapid rise in proprietors’ income is a bellwether of rapid commodity prices, Dial said. The resulting growth curves can be especially dramatic when a community is small and focused on a single commodity, like salmon, he said. “The data makes sense if you have fishermen.”

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game website, prices to fishermen for chum salmon, which provide the bulk of the fleet’s income, rose from 57 cents in 2009 to 76 cents in 2010.

“There were rough times, but this is a boom period,” said Jason Shull, president of Lynn Canal Gillnetters. “In 2006, people thought I had lost my marbles to think about getting into fishing… Permit values in 2009 were about $45,000. Three years (later), permits are worth about $100,000.”

Jeffrey Newman, an analyst for the BEA, said improvements in the commercial fish industry are likely spilling out to other sectors of the economy, including construction and retail.

On the question of a few individuals skewing per-capita data, Newman recalled how a member of the Microsoft board of directors, living in a small town in South Dakota, single-handedly changed the data for the entire region. In a big city, the director’s income wouldn’t likely impact per-capita data, he said.

The new data contrast with Census Bureau information that found the median household income in Haines in 2010 – $47,981 – was far below the median for Alaska ($66,521) and even below the median for the nation ($51,914).

Borough financial officer Stuart said the town’s “median” income – the income level that has an equal number of incomes above it and below it, is a more meaningful number than a per-capita number.

Mayor Stephanie Scott and others this week pointed to high numbers of schoolchildren whose families’ incomes are low enough to qualify for school lunches.

But Juneau planner Barb Sheinberg, who is writing the comprehensive plan and included the BEA figures, suggested that they don’t necessarily contradict others showing a relatively high proportion of residents in need.

“There are some people in Haines with quite a bit of wealth, but there are those who are living really close to the poverty line. It’s important to recognize the complexity and challenges and contributions that are associated with each group,” Sheinberg said.

Planning commission member Robert Venables, a former borough manager and Haines Chamber of Commerce president, said the fugures were a surprise.

“I think you could say there’s more wealth than we expected in our community. Considering what we know about (residents with low incomes) I think this also shows that the extremes are further apart than we ever knew.”

To see the agency’s figures, go to www.bea.gov.

Haines Borough Assembly is set to introduce the municipality’s revised comprehensive plan at its regular meeting starting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The 300-page plan is a summary of local economic and demographic information that taps sources including a scientific opinion survey of residents conducted a year ago. It also lays out community goals. It was written by Sheinberg Associates of Juneau and cost $100,000.

The borough website describes the plan as a “community blueprint” that will “lay out Haines’ desired future, goals to achieve this future, and describe specific ways the community can use and manage resources, land and investments to achieve this desired future.”

“The new plan will be action-oriented; the goal is to use it,” according to the website.

Recent criticism of the plan includes that community goals and strategies it lists are so wide-ranging as to appear unachievable.

For example, under a goal of “achieving a strong, diversified economy” are 15 objectives including “adding value to local fisheries” and “supporting mineral development,” with myriad strategies listed for achieving each objective.

Borough manager Mark Earnest said in an interview last week that the assembly by 2013 will develop a “strategic plan” to decide what parts of the comprehensive plan to pursue.

“That will be more of a working plan for implementation. We’ll set out a course for program priorities and capital improvement projects for the next three years,” Earnest said.