Rachel Blakeslee
187:47 - 188:37
"So, while $800,000 plus, almost $900,000 doesn't seem maybe significant in the grand scheme of things in some ways, in other ways I would argue that it feels very significant in a resource-scarce environment like the one that we're in."
“So, while $800,000 plus, almost $900,000 doesn't seem maybe significant in the grand scheme of things in some ways, in other ways I would argue that it feels very significant in a resource-scarce environment like the one that we're in.”
- Speaker
- Rachel Blakeslee
- Timestamp
- 187:47 – 188:37
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 18, 2026
From the transcript
We deliberated extensively over like a $600,000 portion of that funding just for for transportation and other services. So, while $800,000 plus, almost $900,000 doesn't seem maybe significant in the grand scheme of things in some ways, in other ways I would argue that it feels very significant in a resource-scarce environment like the one that we're in. So that's why, like, I'm asking these questions with an intent to try to save money, address the problem at the same time, not trying to delay a project, not like indefinitely. Um, but also recognizing that this, I mean, this project itself, I think I, I'm hearing that it's under budget, but I, I think my other interpretation was that it, we have exceeded the budget, has gone up over time. But, um, maybe there's, maybe that's a wrong interpretation.
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