Residents and organizations in Haines have debated the merits and drawbacks of Alaska Power and Telephone’s proposed hydroelectric project at Connelly Lake for at least three years.
When the utility announced last week it would stop pursuing the project for the time being and surrender its preliminary permit, some celebrated and others fretted:
Jerry Lapp (Haines Borough Assembly member): “I think they should have developed it. I’m disappointed that it’s not going to go…
