I have yet to hear a good argument for why we should continue to have senior property tax exemptions. I’m a member of the painfully small 30-40-year-old demographic in Haines.

We volunteer in the community too, start businesses, create jobs, stay year-round and purchase goods locally. So where is the incentive to keep working-age people in the community? It’s a struggle for younger residents to make a living here as it is. We will never have pensions. Real estate…