The Haines Borough Planning Commission will need to decide whether or not they should consider a conditional use permit (CUP) application for a heliport near 26 Mile Haines Highway at its Nov. 14 meeting based on a legal doctrine cited by opponents of the proposed heliport.

Scott Sundberg, owner of Big Salmon Ventures, has four times in the last 10 years submitted the application to the borough to build a heliport that would be…