The Haines Borough Planning Commission decided last week Haines can’t accommodate a motorized ATV park in the townsite, with several commission members calling the idea “crazy.”

The assembly voted unanimously at its Jan. 14 meeting to direct the commission to identify areas near or within the townsite suitable for a motorized park. Assembly member George Campbell spearheaded the idea.

Commission chair Rob Goldberg characterized the move for a motorized park as “one person’s personal campaign”…