Phil Hofstetter
51:23 - 52:25
"And I also, I did put a little indicator in there as a discussion for the board just based off of Cindy's report. And that we put it on the agenda as old business to maybe just, you know, formally acknowledge that housing is an important workforce constraint and we should really evaluate some potential solutions and maybe just, you know, put on the record at least at some point that we should be looking either in town for potential housing, you know, with no financial commitment obviously for today, but with, well, you know, looking at specific projects, either that is, that could either be looking at grants for housing and that we have partnerships with the borough to develop housing of our own using the upper lot, or that, or looking at housing that's in town, existing housing to obtain and purchase as part of PMC."
“And I also, I did put a little indicator in there as a discussion for the board just based off of Cindy's report. And that we put it on the agenda as old business to maybe just, you know, formally acknowledge that housing is an important workforce constraint and we should really evaluate some potential solutions and maybe just, you know, put on the record at least at some point that we should be looking either in town for potential housing, you know, with no financial commitment obviously for today, but with, well, you know, looking at specific projects, either that is, that could either be looking at grants for housing and that we have partnerships with the borough to develop housing of our own using the upper lot, or that, or looking at housing that's in town, existing housing to obtain and purchase as part of PMC.”
- Speaker
- Phil Hofstetter
- Timestamp
- 51:23 – 52:25
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Petersburg
- Captured at
- August 11, 2026
From the transcript
I don't know if his question's for you. Yeah, I was going to say, yeah, go ahead, go ahead, Phil. Yeah, yeah. And I also, I did put a little indicator in there as a discussion for the board just based off of Cindy's report. And that we put it on the agenda as old business to maybe just, you know, formally acknowledge that housing is an important workforce constraint and we should really evaluate some potential solutions and maybe just, you know, put on the record at least at some point that we should be looking either in town for potential housing, you know, with no financial commitment obviously for today, but with, well, you know, looking at specific projects, either that is, that could either be looking at grants for housing and that we have partnerships with the borough to develop housing of our own using the upper lot, or that, or looking at housing that's in town, existing housing to obtain and purchase as part of PMC.
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