Anna Brawley
25:03 - 25:29
“we sent a letter that essentially enumerated the cost per police call-out, fire call-out, and the general message, and this is one I intend to take down to Juneau, is when the state and other entities aren't taking care of behavioral health and homelessness and all these other things, we do pay more in fire and police, like that is what happens. And also we all pay for it in emergency room costs because it goes straight to our health insurance costs.”
- Speaker
- Anna Brawley
- Timestamp
- 25:03 – 25:29
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
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From the transcript
Thanks. Just briefly on that point, I feel like an old lady 'cause I keep saying way back in 2024. That is the exact conversation we had. And so what I'm gonna dig up and ask staff to circulate is we sent a letter that essentially enumerated the cost per police call-out, fire call-out, and the general message, and this is one I intend to take down to Juneau, is when the state and other entities aren't taking care of behavioral health and homelessness and all these other things, we do pay more in fire and police, like that is what happens. And also we all pay for it in emergency room costs because it goes straight to our health insurance costs.
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