0:43
Jessica Simonsen
41:43 - 42:26
"The idea of reopening the conversation of ASD going back to alcohol or entertaining the idea of bringing it to the assembly of maybe 50/50, or I mean, I think the, the fact that it's supposed to be in alcohol tax is hugely detrimental to the ACE Fund, right? Detrimental in whichever way you want to kind of look at it. Hugely beneficial to the community and hurting the $5 million, right?"
“The idea of reopening the conversation of ASD going back to alcohol or entertaining the idea of bringing it to the assembly of maybe 50/50, or I mean, I think the, the fact that it's supposed to be in alcohol tax is hugely detrimental to the ACE Fund, right? Detrimental in whichever way you want to kind of look at it. Hugely beneficial to the community and hurting the $5 million, right?”
- Speaker
- Jessica Simonsen
- Timestamp
- 41:43 – 42:26
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
Um, The idea of reopening the conversation of ASD going back to alcohol or entertaining the idea of bringing it to the assembly of maybe 50/50, or I mean, I think the, the fact that it's supposed to be in alcohol tax is hugely detrimental to the ACE Fund, right? Detrimental in whichever way you want to kind of look at it. Hugely beneficial to the community and hurting the $5 million, right? Yeah.
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