A court decision last week against the Juneau Access Project is a victory for the towns of Haines and Skagway, a Lynn Canal Conservation spokesman said this week.

“We have three hardware stores in Haines. Do you think we’d have three hardware stores here if there was easy access to Juneau? I don’t think so,” said Scott Carey of Lynn Canal Conservation.

“This is a huge victory for upper Lynn Canal fisheries and the community’s…