Assembly introduces law to axe heliski permit cap for a year

The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance on Tuesday that would remove the cap on heliski operators in the borough for only one year.

The ordinance also would require the borough manager to allocate skier days earlier in the year; it would mandate that operators pay the $5-per-skier-day fee before the season, instead of after, as current code allows; it would order operators to file wildlife observation reports every two weeks instead of at the…