Skagway residents cast votes in the 2015 municipal election. (Emily Files)

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

  1. Do you support funding of the Recreation Center Expansion at a cost of $7,000,000 (estimate)?

YES  208    NO  213

  1. 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

  1. 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