The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved an ordinance for spot checks of global positioning system data to monitor compliance with helicopter skiing regulations.
Assemblymen Daymond Hoffman and Norm Smith were opposed in the 4-2 vote.
As introduced in January, the ordinance would have required regular reporting of GPS data, but kept it confidential unless required in an investigation or court proceeding. The amended version adopted Feb. 29 requires companies to provide data “when requested…
