Pat Higgins
72:26 - 72:55
"I remember in November when we talked about the savings we would have with closing Fire Lake and Lake Otis, and given the number of additional kids that the charter schools may have, we could lose money that year."
“I remember in November when we talked about the savings we would have with closing Fire Lake and Lake Otis, and given the number of additional kids that the charter schools may have, we could lose money that year.”
- Speaker
- Pat Higgins
- Timestamp
- 72:26 – 72:55
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 18, 2026
From the transcript
I remember in November when we talked about the savings we would have with closing Fire Lake and Lake Otis, and given the number of additional kids that the charter schools may have, we could lose money that year. And we knew we're not going to— we're not going to come out ahead long term on this issue. We talk about truth and transparency. We should— the superintendent make reference that we're going to look at other options in closing schools. We've got— then it came in with a presentation of how many kids need daycare.
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