As a general rule I stay away from participating in national elections. Who did you vote for? The Repugnant Pumpkin or the Babbling Corpse. Not folks I feel share my interests. State politics aren’t really my thing either. In fact governments aren’t really my thing. With that said I’ve always felt small local governments are […]
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Heliport decision under scrutiny
Residents of Mile 27 of the Haines Highway and borough officials shared clashing accounts of how a controversial heliport permit was granted ahead of a planned meeting to review the conditions of the permit next week. The rehearing was originally scheduled for June 27, but was postponed to July 11. The hearing will start at 6 p.m. […]
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Controversial heliport decision postponed
The Haines Borough postponed a public hearing on the conditions for a controversial heliport permit near Little Salmon River as it waits for more information from agencies that permit building near salmon streams. Residents of the area across the Klehini River at Mile 27 have raised concerns about potential noise from a proposed heliport, and say the borough didn’t follow […]
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Heliport CUP decision impacts
I want to address the recent decision by the Planning Commission to approve a heliport CUP on Chilkat Lake Road. To quote Jeffrey Lebowski, “This is a very complicated case… You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you’s. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man.” Well, it’s all laid out in the Planning […]
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Heliport granted conditional use permit amid opposition
The Haines Borough Planning Commission voted 6-1 to approve a conditional use permit for a heliport at a 26 Mile airport amid opposition from neighbors concerned about helicopter noise at their homes. George Campbell applied for the permit after the borough manager in February issued a cease-and-desist order for heliport operations at his 26-Mile airport, Airkat Airpark. Campbell had contracted with […]
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Assembly reverses heliport decision
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday night reversed the planning commission’s decision to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Chilkat River Adventures heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway. The assembly voted 5-1 with Debra Schnabel, Ben Aultman-Moore, Cheryl Stickler, Gabe Thomas, and Tyler Huling in favor and Jerry Lapp in opposition to reversing the decision. The assembly reconsidered the approval of Chilkat River Adventures co-owner […]
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Assembly to reconsider 24-Mile heliport CUP
Following consideration of five appeals, the Haines Borough Assembly stepped back from a planning commission decision last week to authorize a new heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway. The assembly voted 4-2 to rehear River Adventures’ conditional use permit (CUP) application for the heliport, which had been approved for one year’s heliski season. Ben Aultman-Moore, Gabe Thomas, Debra Schnabel and Tyler Huling supported the […]
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Planning commission okays 24 Mile heliport
By Madeline Perreard The planning commission last week voted 3-2 to approve a heliport at 24 Miles Haines Highway–a decision that sparked opposition from dozens of residents and motivated some residents and elected officials to reconsider whether commission members ought to be elected, and what constitutes a quorum. On Dec. 8 the commission approved the borough manager’s […]
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Heliport was scripted in advance
Long evenings and project procrastination found me in the cheap seats at the planning commission meeting Thursday. First up, a heliport permit application needing to satisfy 8 code criteria. Confusingly, the pitch came not from the applicant, but rather the borough manager, whose electronic apparition appeared regularly coaching the commissioners via zoom or texts relayed by the […]
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Hearing delayed for proposed heliport
A public hearing over a proposed heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway was postponed last week for the second time in two months. The hearing — now scheduled for Dec. 8 — concerns a conditional use permit for a new heliport that would be used for Alaska Mountain Guides’ heliskiing operations. It would be built on Chilkat River Adventures’ property on […]