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Lisa Agnew

11:51 - 12:16

“As stated earlier tonight, I also have some concerns about ethics. Alaska Trails is the organization that advocates for the National Scenic Trails designation along this trail. According to their own website, the director who brought this appropriation also served as their founding executive director and recently headlined one of their fundraisers that benefits their mission. My concern is, has this disclosure been made to this body?”
Speaker
Lisa Agnew
Community
Alaska News
Location
Mat-Su Borough
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From the transcript

There's— that's the whole consequence to the whole thing, is just you just return what's left over. As stated earlier tonight, I also have some concerns about ethics. Alaska Trails is the organization that advocates for the National Scenic Trails designation along this trail. According to their own website, the director who brought this appropriation also served as their founding executive director and recently headlined one of their fundraisers that benefits their mission. My concern is, has this disclosure been made to this body?

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