A resident of a neighboring subdivision filed an appeal in Juneau Superior Court last week challenging the Haines Borough’s decision to issue a permit for development of a heliport near 26 Mile Haines Highway.
Jessica Plachta claimed the assembly erred when it voted in March to overturn the Planning Commission’s decision to deny the conditional use permit for the heliport. The commission voted in February to deny the application by Big Salmon Ventures, sister…