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Speaker A

11:43 - 12:15

"I've heard there may be a plan on how to pay for it, but I'm not familiar with the details, so I'm not prepared to speak on it at this point."

“I've heard there may be a plan on how to pay for it, but I'm not familiar with the details, so I'm not prepared to speak on it at this point.”
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Speaker A
Community
Alaska News
Location
Petersburg
Captured at
June 12, 2026

From the transcript

Working on answering all those questions so we can bring it back before the assembly so they can make a determination of where we are going. Um, I've heard there may be a plan on how to pay for it, but I'm not familiar with the details, so I'm not prepared to speak on it at this point. Um, but, uh, that's still in the works right now. Um, congressionally delegated spending for SCBA replacement— thank you guys for your support. Um, with that.

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