Andy Josephson
83:46 - 85:01
"I also think that— I understand that the Kenai Borough Mayor may be in the interest of having the project may be speaking in support, but I think there's an undercurrent of concern by him. Certainly there is with the North Slope Borough"
“I also think that— I understand that the Kenai Borough Mayor may be in the interest of having the project may be speaking in support, but I think there's an undercurrent of concern by him. Certainly there is with the North Slope Borough”
- Speaker
- Andy Josephson
- Timestamp
- 83:46 – 85:01
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 10, 2026
From the transcript
I, I'm going to object to the amendment. I, um, fundamentally— and I talked about some of these things in previous hearings— it's difficult for me to know whether this much foregone revenue is required to make the project economical, and I don't have— we've had lots of consultant offerings as to that, but I don't feel like I'm comfortable with that. And I also think that— I understand that the Kenai Borough Mayor may be in the interest of having the project may be speaking in support, but I think there's an undercurrent of concern by him. Certainly there is with the North Slope Borough. And I also don't know the justification for a 30-year AVT that would be in place until —well, say 2060—whether that's necessary.
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