The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday to put a moratorium on commercial tour permits in the Chilkoot River corridor, following discussion of an Alaska Mountain Guides application for guided canoe tours on Chilkoot Lake.
Assembly member Jerry Lapp was opposed.
The assembly agreed to take up AMG’s permit application again once a management plan addressing carrying capacity is established for the corridor.
The company proposed tours four times per day with a maximum…