Edna DeVries
2:24 - 3:03
“Another item that was under reconsideration was whether the assembly should support DNR's allocation of 19,000+ acres to ADA. Uh, in 2 weeks ago, there had just been a letter, and then there— after that letter had been adopted by the assembly, the next day there had been reconsideration by an assembly person. So that put the letter on hold, but that also gave, uh, Deputy Mayor time to do a resolution and get it on the agenda for last night.”
- Speaker
- Edna DeVries
- Timestamp
- 2:24 – 3:03
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Captured at
From the transcript
Most of the support really were for the southern route, but the assembly did vote 4 to 3 to approve the administration's recommendation for the northern route. And at the end of the meeting, the administration did say currently there is no money because of course both projects are very expensive, uh, so there wasn't going to be any dirt started to be dug today regarding that. Another item that was under reconsideration was whether the assembly should support DNR's allocation of 19,000+ acres to ADA. Uh, in 2 weeks ago, there had just been a letter, and then there— after that letter had been adopted by the assembly, the next day there had been reconsideration by an assembly person. So that put the letter on hold, but that also gave, uh, Deputy Mayor time to do a resolution and get it on the agenda for last night.
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