Bob Svenson
163:03 - 163:59
"Has any thought gone into that process in regards to this type of expansion? I have certainly thought about that. I, I think the initial, my initial idea is to get, get the design and then once that's done, if we decide we want to go with that, then we can certainly reach out to, to the particular cruise lines to see if there's interest."
“Has any thought gone into that process in regards to this type of expansion? I have certainly thought about that. I, I think the initial, my initial idea is to get, get the design and then once that's done, if we decide we want to go with that, then we can certainly reach out to, to the particular cruise lines to see if there's interest.”
- Speaker
- Bob Svenson
- Timestamp
- 163:03 – 163:59
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Ketchikan
- Captured at
- June 5, 2026
From the transcript
So in regard to how we fund these projects, as you see in the private sector, they reach out and see if there's any interest to partner with the cruise industry or prep for birthing or birthing rights or whatever to help reduce the cost to our community. Has any thought gone into that process in regards to this type of expansion? I have certainly thought about that. I, I think the initial, my initial idea is to get, get the design and then once that's done, if we decide we want to go with that, then we can certainly reach out to, to the particular cruise lines to see if there's interest. One of the ideas that I would think would be, you know, probably appealing and say, hey, if you help us with this, you'll have first right to use Birth one.
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