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Katie Parrott
49:51 - 50:26
“I think we just have to be open and honest that there are things you can do that save expenses, but there are real costs to doing that.”
- Speaker
- Katie Parrott
- Timestamp
- 49:51 – 50:26
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- November 2, 2026
From the transcript
I think we just have to be open and honest that there are things you can do that save expenses, but there are real costs to doing that. Yes, the trick, the tension and the trade-off. If I can jump in from my perspective, you know, we're quickly entering into FY28 and there's lots of competing priorities without additional resources. You know, when there are funds directed to subsidize another fund such as transportation or student nutrition, that has to come from somewhere, right? Yeah,.
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