Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information from developer Roger Schnabel and the borough lands department. 

Planning commission candidate Erika Merklin is being criticized for her involvement in an encroachment dispute ahead of Tuesday’s election.

A recent survey showed at least some of the development on Merklin’s property running onto a neighboring parcel owned by Roger Schnabel. 

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Critics are linking that issue to Merklin’s candidacy for reelection to the planning commission. 

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