
Nate Sabota
55:08 - 55:45
"keeping bears out of the landfill— and I know this frustrates Cody because it is a moving goal, but, but you want a measurable objective— that is the measurable objective. If there's one bear in the landfill, that objective is not met."
“keeping bears out of the landfill— and I know this frustrates Cody because it is a moving goal, but, but you want a measurable objective— that is the measurable objective. If there's one bear in the landfill, that objective is not met.”
- Speaker
- Nate Sabota
- Timestamp
- 55:08 – 55:45
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- August 13, 2026
From the transcript
There's also safety of the public who goes in there to drop off their, their whatever, fishnets or their construction waste. You know, if we have bears wandering around in the landfill with an attractant food source with cubs, um, that is a potentially dangerous scenario for not only staff but for members of the public as well. So keeping bears out of the landfill— and I know this frustrates Cody because it is a moving goal, but, but you want a measurable objective— that is the measurable objective. If there's one bear in the landfill, that objective is not met.
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