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"if you recall, this all started when we had, uh, we had people that came and complained. Yeah, you know, and that's where this all took off from. And, uh, you know, researching, there's no lease, there's no permit, there was never anything that said Lucian Ballard could, could be here."

“if you recall, this all started when we had, uh, we had people that came and complained. Yeah, you know, and that's where this all took off from. And, uh, you know, researching, there's no lease, there's no permit, there was never anything that said Lucian Ballard could, could be here.”
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Unidentified speaker
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Alaska News
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Ketchikan
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May 13, 2026

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But it sounds like it was like ignored in the past, or I'm not for sure what happened. Um, if you recall, this all started when we had, uh, we had people that came and complained. Yeah, you know, and that's where this all took off from. And, uh, you know, researching, there's no lease, there's no permit, there was never anything that said Lucian Ballard could, could be here. Um, you know, as far as in any different capacity, they'd had no reserve spot.

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