0:23
Kathy Renzel
44:38 - 45:01
"We can't realistically commit to organizing last year's Fourth of July celebration if we can't figure out a way to keep the chamber funded. So, um, that is a criticism, and it's not an easy thing to say. It's just simply the reality of our current, uh, capacity. And I just wanted to make it publicly known to the city and to the community that that's the case."
“We can't realistically commit to organizing last year's Fourth of July celebration if we can't figure out a way to keep the chamber funded. So, um, that is a criticism, and it's not an easy thing to say. It's just simply the reality of our current, uh, capacity. And I just wanted to make it publicly known to the city and to the community that that's the case.”
- Speaker
- Kathy Renzel
- Timestamp
- 44:38 – 45:01
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Cordova
- Captured at
- July 1, 2026
From the transcript
Um, we can't realistically commit to organizing last year's Fourth of July celebration if we can't figure out a way to keep the chamber funded. So, um, that is a criticism, and it's not an easy thing to say. It's just simply the reality of our current, uh, capacity. And I just wanted to make it publicly known to the city and to the community that that's the case. The Fourth of July also reflects something bigger.
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