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Neighbors raise drainage and snow‑storage concerns for proposed SEARCH Medical Campus PUD
Summary
At a public hearing on a SEARCH Medical Campus preliminary plan, neighbors raised concerns about drainage, snow-storage capacity, potential impacts on Sawmill Creek watershed and road conditions; they urged the commission to require adequate stormwater infrastructure and to consider a boroughwide lowland water‑flow study.
During a preliminary planned‑unit‑development hearing the Haines Borough Planning Commission heard multiple neighbors urge careful scrutiny of drainage and snow‑storage for the SEARCH Medical Campus.
Glenda Gilbert, whose family has owned a nearby lot for decades, said the proposed snow‑storage area appears too small and raised questions about drainage details for the site. Ray Steska, an adjacent property owner, stressed the project’s size and urged the commission to use all available authority to protect groundwater and the Sawmill Creek salmon habitat; he asked that drainage be designed to return water toward Sawmill Creek watershed rather than roadside ditches.
Haines Torme and other neighbors described recent heavy snow, thaw cycles and ponding on low‑lying properties near the project and asked the commission and developer to consider a ditch system or swale design that manages hillside runoff. One commenter recommended a boroughwide water‑flow study for low‑lying town‑site parcels to guide future development.
Commissioners acknowledged those concerns and said drainage, stormwater and snow‑storage were appropriate items for detailed engineering review as part of the PUD process. The transcript excerpt ends with the public comment period; no final action on the PUD application is recorded in the provided segments.
