A special election that will ask voters whether the planning commission should be elected will be held June 6.
Tom Morphet and nine other sponsors of the petition garnered 317 of the required 260 signatures to get the question on the ballot. A positive vote would make the seven-member body elected to three-year staggered terms. Because the petition was approved 75 days before the next general election, a special election is required.
The Haines Borough…
