for Incorporation of City & Borough of Yakutat v. Local Boundary Commission

OPINION

BRYNER, Justice, pro tern.

I. INTRODUCTION

A group of Yakutat residents designating themselves as the Petitioners for the Incorporation of the City and Borough of Yakutat (Petitioners) filed a petition for incorporation of the City and Borough of Yakutat. The Local Boundary Commission (LBC) voted to approve the petition, but altered the northwestern boundary of the proposed borough. Petitioners appealed to the superior court, challenging the LBC’s decision to redraw the proposed borough’s northwestern boundary.

After the superior court affirmed the LBC’s decision, Petitioners filed this…