Regular Meetings- Link to Borough Event Calender
6:30 pm - Third Thursday of each month
Location: Assembly Chambers, Public Safety Building
315 Haines Highway, Haines, AK
Meetings are open to the public and details are posted five days prior to the meeting. The posted meeting notices include the topics to be discussed.
Planning Commission - Click Commissioner name to send an email to an individual commissioner.
To send an email to all Planning Commissioners, please clerk [at] haines.ak.us (click here.)
| %20jlapp [at] haines.ak.us (Jerry Lapp ) - Seat A Term Expires 10/2027 Box Haines, AK 99827 Phone: (907) |
dschultz [at] haines.ak.us (Dan Schultz) - Seat E Term Expires 10/2028 Box 1331 Haines, AK 99827 Phone: (907) |
dpoinsette [at] haines.ak.us (Derek Poinsette) - Seat G Term Expires 10/2026 Box Haines, AK 99827 Phone: (907) |
| nreams [at] haines.ak.us (Nathanael Reams) - Seat D Term Expires 10/2026 Box Haines, AK 99827 Phone: (907) |
emerklin [at] haines.ak.us (Erika Merklin) - Seat F Term Expires 10/2026 HC 60 Box 2618 Haines, AK 99827 Phone: (907) |
rsaitzyk [at] haines.ak.us (Rachel Saitzyk)helen99827 [at] live.com ( )- Seat B Term Expires 10/2028 P.O. Box Haines, AK 99827 Phone: 907- |
| pbrown [at] haines.ak.us (Patty Brown) - Seat C Term Expires 10/2026 Box 984 Haines, AK 99827 Phone: (907) |
%20cstickler [at] haines.ak.us (Cheryl Stickler ) - Assembly Liaison
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Purpose
The Haines Borough Planning Commission is the sole planning body of the borough, guided by the Comprehensive Plan.
Composition
The Planning Commission consists of seven members elected by the community to three-year staggered terms.
Powers and Duties
The Planning Commission has powers and duties provided for by the Borough Charter and the Borough Code as prescribed by the Assembly.
The Planning Commission...
- Presents to the Assembly a comprehensive plan including recommendations for zoning districts based on existing land uses and information gathered by a public hearing process;
- Advises the Assembly on all matters related to planning and zoning, including the establishment of political boundaries;
- Formulates and develops planning proposals for submission to the Assembly whenever requested to do so by the Assembly or upon its own motion;
- Gathers information and informs the public at hearings on planning matters, and promotes public interest and understanding of the comprehensive plan; and
- Plans for borough capital improvements and land sales.
