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Tim McDonald

50:46 - 51:14

“You guys get tons of taxes off that property. Owner. So the fact you're loading the developer up with these huge extra costs doesn't seem really fair to me at all. And if I recall also, 2 years ago, one favored contractor— one— was given almost $400,000 free for improvements in his little subdivision.”
Speaker
Tim McDonald
Community
Alaska News
Location
Seward
Captured at
October 12, 2026

From the transcript

You guys get tons of taxes off that property. Owner. So the fact you're loading the developer up with these huge extra costs doesn't seem really fair to me at all. And if I recall also, 2 years ago, one favored contractor— one— was given almost $400,000 free for improvements in his little subdivision.

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