0:18
Christine Schmidt
107:58 - 108:16
“the city makes a big deal about supporting local economic development, but then decides— here decides to take away business from our local newspaper. Publication costs are a tiny part of the city budget and should be paid for by applicants anyway.”
- Speaker
- Christine Schmidt
- Timestamp
- 107:58 – 108:16
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kenai
- Captured at
- October 14, 2026
From the transcript
Improved accessibility and increased public awareness. When you take away something just to replace it with someone— something harder to use. That is not doing that. And reduce costs— the city makes a big deal about supporting local economic development, but then decides— here decides to take away business from our local newspaper. Publication costs are a tiny part of the city budget and should be paid for by applicants anyway.
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