
Skagway residents cast votes in the 2015 municipal election. (Emily Files)
The final results are in for the Skagway Municipal elections. In the three-way race for Skagway Borough Assembly, Steve Burnham Jr. and Jay Burnham were re-elected to their seats. Steve Burnham Jr. received 293 votes followed by Jay Burnham with 249 votes and Roger Griffin with 193 votes.
In an advisory vote, Skagway residents indicated that they did not support funding a recreation center expansion, an aquatics center or a 1 percent sales tax to finance such projects.
In the four-way race for two Haines Borough Assembly seats, the election is too close to call. Will Prisciandaro received the most votes with 449. Paul Rogers has the second-most votes with 394, but Sean Maidy is only 3 votes behind with 391 votes. Barbara Mulford received 369 votes. There are 50 outstanding absentee and question ballots that have yet to be counted for the Haines elections.
HAINES BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
Will Prisciandaro – 449
Paul Rogers – 394
Sean Maidy – 391
Barbara Mulford – 369
HAINES BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
Should voters elect the members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission, Public Safety Commission, Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee, and Tourism Advisory Board by making changes to the Haines Borough Charter Sections 5.06 and 8.01?
Yes – 267
No – 556
Proposition for the creation of a police service area for the Haines Highway Corridor:
Yes – 35
No – 96
Proposition for the creation of a police service area for Mud Bay Road:
Yes – 40
No – 69
Proposition for the creation of a police service area for Lutak Road:
Yes – 10
No – 14
HAINES SCHOOL BOARD
Michael Wald – 624
SKAGWAY BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
Burnham, Jay L. 249
Burnham, Jr., Steve 293
Griffin, Roger W. 193
Write-Ins 24
SKAGWAY ADVISORY VOTE
- Do you support funding of the Recreation Center Expansion at a cost of $7,000,000 (estimate)?
YES 208 NO 213
- Do you support funding of a Recreation Center Expansion Project to include the Aquatic Wellness Center at a cost of $18,500,000 (estimate)?
YES 173 NO 249
- Do you support a one-percent (1%) sales tax increase for the purpose of funding the Recreation Center design, engineering and expansion and the retirement of general obligation bonds?
YES 178 NO 245
SKAGWAY SCHOOL BOARD
Hischer, John 379
Lawson, Alanna (write-in) 125
Write-Ins 40