A request by the Haines Borough’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee to designate a lot at Third Avenue and Main Street as a park or future park gained little traction at a planning commission meeting last month.

Commissioners Brenda Josephson, Larry Geise, Donnie Turner and Rob Miller voiced resistance to the idea and other members expressed support for maintaining its current status as a park-like spot without making a permanent designation.

The Haines Chamber of…