The borough administration building, Jan. 9, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

Cell Tower final hearing

A fifth and final public hearing on new cell-tower regulations became the fifth and not final public hearing after the assembly decided to send the ordinance to a special meeting for further review. 

The proposal includes stricter setbacks and permitting for new cell towers — something assembly members have seemed broadly supportive of. But decision makers were tripped up Tuesday…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.