The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday 4-2 to introduce an ordinance that would charge heli-ski companies a $5 per skier-day fee and allow fines up to $1,000 per day for permit violations.
Establishment of the fee would not be effective until the 2014 season. Under current borough law, fines are limited to $300.
Members Jerry Lapp and Norm Smith voted in opposition. Smith questioned five “suggestions” included on a memo to the assembly by manager
