Christine Woll
9:18 - 9:43
"the answer I've had to give them always is because of the law. Because when, um, if we were to limit how much tourism we had in our community, um, we would get sued and we would lose. Um, a year ago we had the Bar Harbor decision."
“the answer I've had to give them always is because of the law. Because when, um, if we were to limit how much tourism we had in our community, um, we would get sued and we would lose. Um, a year ago we had the Bar Harbor decision.”
- Speaker
- Christine Woll
- Timestamp
- 9:18 – 9:43
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 31, 2026
From the transcript
People have always asked, well, why isn't Juneau in charge? Why is the industry in charge? And, and the answer I've had to give them always is because of the law. Because when, um, if we were to limit how much tourism we had in our community, um, we would get sued and we would lose. Um, a year ago we had the Bar Harbor decision.
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