
Jason Norris
27:07 - 27:44
"I'm also trying to find what is, what is the threshold that really matters? Where, where is it worth the time and effort to bring it before the body? And, and the money, you know, is significant for a lot of people."
“I'm also trying to find what is, what is the threshold that really matters? Where, where is it worth the time and effort to bring it before the body? And, and the money, you know, is significant for a lot of people.”
- Speaker
- Jason Norris
- Timestamp
- 27:07 – 27:44
- Source
- Anchorage Assembly: Zoning Board of Examiners and Appeals - June 11, 2026 - 2026-06-11 18:30:00
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 12, 2026
From the transcript
No, I appreciate that, and I'm certainly not trying to— you know, I enjoy all of your company, and I'm not trying to legislate ourselves out of a gig here, but I'm also trying to find what is, what is the threshold that really matters? Where, where is it worth the time and effort to bring it before the body? And, and the money, you know, is significant for a lot of people. And where does it— where would it really be detrimental to exceed? Because some of, some of these that come before us are fairly minor, and we all agree on that, and I I think that this board understands that things happen in the real world.
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