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Larry Terch

75:27 - 75:46

"this is a lot of effort on something that we don't need inside of our city code. We already do this as a city. And, uh, I love our North Pole businesses, but this is not the right way to love on our North Pole businesses."

“this is a lot of effort on something that we don't need inside of our city code. We already do this as a city. And, uh, I love our North Pole businesses, but this is not the right way to love on our North Pole businesses.”
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Alaska News
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October 19, 2026

From the transcript

My thoughts on this are, um, this is a lot of effort on something that we don't need inside of our city code. We already do this as a city. And, uh, I love our North Pole businesses, but this is not the right way to love on our North Pole businesses.

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