Haines government leaders continue to grapple with the question of whether yurts should be allowed as permanent residences throughout the townsite. The assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee talked about the issue for about an hour Tuesday night.
The discussion comes after the planning commission last month recommended the assembly adopt a proposed ordinance from 2013 that would have banned yurts, wall tents, and similar structures as permanent residences within the townsite. The assembly at…