The Army Corps of Engineers recently approved a Haines developer’s request to fill more than 1,400 cubic yards of wetlands to build three helipads near 10 Mile Haines Highway.
John Floreske applied in October for the permit to fill .34 acres of wetlands. His permit application show plans for three 59-foot helipads 250 feet apart, each connected to an existing 1,100-foot gravel roadway by a 39-foot-long ramp.
Randal Vigil, project manager for the Corps, said…
