Mary Evans
6:33 - 7:02
"I'm asking the Planning Commission to pause this process and allow time for meaningful due diligence and community discussion before Petersburg establishes a precedent that may be very difficult to reverse."
“I'm asking the Planning Commission to pause this process and allow time for meaningful due diligence and community discussion before Petersburg establishes a precedent that may be very difficult to reverse.”
- Speaker
- Mary Evans
- Timestamp
- 6:33 – 7:02
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Petersburg
- Captured at
- August 11, 2026
From the transcript
Okay. Hi, can everybody hear me? Yes. Okay, my name is Mary Evans, and I have a— I'm speaking for myself, and I have a question and concern for the Planning Commission about the data center. Um, I'm asking the Planning Commission to pause this process and allow time for meaningful due diligence and community discussion before Petersburg establishes a precedent that may be very difficult to reverse.
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