In the coming weeks, volunteers will be circulating a petition with this question, “Shall Haines Borough voters elect members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission?” With about 250 signatures of residents, this question will go to Haines voters. I encourage you to sign the petition and vote for this change in law.
This change simply means the borough’s planning and zoning commission would be directly accountable to you, the voters, when they make their decisions.…