A Haines Borough committee meeting to discuss possible penalties for heli-ski firm Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures Tuesday became a closed meeting with an attorney when the firm delivered a letter challenging the borough’s right to regulate the industry.
The letter, from company owners Scott Sundberg and Nick Trimble, says the borough did not have a vote required by code to extend its powers over heli-ski operations on state lands.
The assembly met for more than…
