The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to stop issuing new tour permits in the Chilkoot corridor and prohibit permit-holders from transferring their permits for the duration of the moratorium.
Assembly member Tom Morphet proposed the idea last month, and said the ban on new tours would send a message to Alaska State Parks, the agency responsible for regulating the area where human and bear congestion has drawn the attention of concerned residents, Parks’ staff and…