A five-member state commission has approved plans for a new local government centered on the Southeast Alaska town of Hoonah.
The proposed Xunaa Borough will include much of Glacier Bay National Park and excludes three nearby small townsPublished: Nov. 13, 2024 at 6:07 PM AKSTANCHORAGE, Alaska - A five-member state commission has approved plans for a new local government centered on the Southeast Alaska town of Hoonah,Approval sets the stage for a local election on the proposed Xunaa Borough.
“I believe that the best interest of the state, clearly, is to establish this borough, and I believe that the standards have all been met, including the boundaries,” said commissioner John Harrington, who cast the decisive vote. Hoonah has attempted at least twice before to create a borough, and the Local Boundary Commission itself recommended the creation of a “Glacier Bay Borough”to fulfill the Alaska Constitution’s requirement that all of the state be included in a borough, much as all parts of the Lower 48 are included in counties or county equivalents.
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