The aesthetics of the Haines Borough’s harbor expansion and other development projects along the town’s waterfront have residents wondering about the future look of Portage Cove.
The topic arose at a Planning Commission meeting last week, and a town hall meeting held by harbor expansion critic Joe Parnell. Residents expressed concern about the planned harbor’s 700-foot steel wave barrier, its large gravel parking lot, the nearby private development by Roger Schnabel, and the borough’s development…