Twenty-one Haines residents of Mile 26 submitted an appeal to the Alaska superior court last week, contesting the borough’s June 13 decision to not rehear the granting of a conditional use permit for a heliport in the area.

The administrative appeal is not a lawsuit, but it can eventually lead to one. All administrative remedies must be exhausted before appellants can sue the Borough.

Nicholas Szatkowski, one of the appellants, said “issuing a CUP for…