George and Lynette Campbell still do not have a permit for their 26 Mile heliport after their appeal to the assembly Tuesday. The controversy, which began in 2023, has become quite complicated. The written record for the permit decision reviewed by the assembly this week ran over 1,000 pages. As has become the norm on […]
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Listen: Assembly to consider accessory dwelling units, bulk ore containerization and a contentious heliport permit decision
Chilkat Valley News reporter Will Steinfeld sat down with KHNS news director Melinda Munson to talk about the upcoming Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Melinda Munson: Will, let’s start by talking about what you’re doing in Juneau right now. Will Steinfeld: I’ll be here for a month, and I’m covering the state legislature while they’re in […]
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Assembly briefs: Heliport rehearing, Tanani Bay sewer outfall, Lutak Dock settlement
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. The requests for appeal followed a Haines Borough Planning Commission meeting last month in which the commission voted to deny the Campbells […]
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Planning Commission denies Campbell Heliport
After years of litigation and a fresh permit hearing last week, George and Lynette Campbell still do not have a permit to operate a heliport at their 26 Mile property. On Thursday, the Haines Borough Planning Commission voted to deny the permit application, potentially setting an end to a now three-year controversy. The issue arose […]
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Borough offers $5,000 for 26-Mile heliport settlement
The local citizens group that fought a controversial heliport calls the borough’s settlement offer “disrespectful.”
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Snow berm dispute clouds appeals over heliport at 26 Mile
A residential dispute about snow berms near a controversial heliport this spring resulted in a trooper issuing a disorderly conduct warning and animosity heating up between neighbors. “I guarantee you it has to do with the heliport issue,” said Hans Baertle, who said his neighbor, George Campbell, blocked access to his house in a residential […]
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Mile 26 heliport owners appeal conditional use permit
George and Lynette Campbell are appealing in state superior court a July decision by the Haines assembly to add restrictions on a heliport near Mile 26. The assembly tightened an earlier conditional use permit the planning commission had given the Campbells that had few restrictions. Under the assembly’s permit, the Campbells can operate only 12 days per […]
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Heliport moratorium proposed
The Haines Borough is proposing a moratorium on new heliports within 10 miles of existing ones. The assembly did not vote on the resolution Tuesday but instead opted to have a second hearing on the issue due to a lack of public comments. Borough clerk Alekka Fullerton and manager Annette Kreitzer drafted the resolution in response to […]
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Mile 26 resident appeal heliport decision to state
Twenty-one Haines residents of Mile 26 submitted an appeal to the Alaska superior court last week, contesting the borough’s June 13 decision to not rehear the granting of a conditional use permit for a heliport in the area. The administrative appeal is not a lawsuit, but it can eventually lead to one. All administrative remedies must be […]
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Restrictions added to controversial upper valley heliport permit
The Haines Borough Assembly limited the number of days a controversial heliport at Mile 26 Haines Highway can operate and added new requirements for a year-end renewal process. Under the new restrictions, the heliport, which belongs to George and Lynette Campbell, can operate only 12 days per year, and no more than three days in a row. The planning commission […]