Heliport rehearing

Controversy surrounding a 26 Mile heliport, and likely litigation too, will continue after the assembly on Tuesday denied appeals from both the borough manager and heliport owners George and Lynette Campbell. 

(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) George Campbell asks the assmebly for an appeal on his heliport permit during the assemby meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

The requests for appeal followed a Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting last month in which the…

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