The company building the wireless, 5G-communication tower that will provide cell-phone service to the Lutak area and the ferry terminal is seeking a new land-lease location. The original site, the mountainside across from the ferry terminal, was too steep for construction, according to Haines Borough planner Dave Long.
The planning commission last week voted unanimously to recommend the new site for borough assembly approval.
The 5G, 120-foot tower will cost $300,000 to construct. The new…
