0:24
Kat Sorensen
62:08 - 62:32
“We didn't do it 2 years ago. Decrease rates, but rather than pushing off all the CPI increases and like we had in the past and doing them at once, would be more effective to increase by CPI annually. But no, it's not mandatory.”
- Speaker
- Kat Sorensen
- Timestamp
- 62:08 – 62:32
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Seward
- Captured at
- October 28, 2026
From the transcript
We didn't do it 2 years ago. Decrease rates, but rather than pushing off all the CPI increases and like we had in the past and doing them at once, would be more effective to increase by CPI annually. But no, it's not mandatory. We just thought it would be beneficial in the long run to increase by CPI. So, Robert Barnwell's question, we commissioned a rate study in January.
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