Calvin Schrage
4:46 - 5:05
“One question that I would have, which has not been addressed as of yet, is who is able to claim value for any tax abatement that's provided by the legislature. I think I've not heard that issue addressed yet and would appreciate hearing from you on that.”
- Speaker
- Calvin Schrage
- Timestamp
- 4:46 – 5:05
- Transcript
- Alaska Legislature: MSC2-20260626-1410
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
From the transcript
Very good. Appreciate you addressing this issue on the front end. I know there's been a lot of media attention over it the last few days. One question that I would have, which has not been addressed as of yet, is who is able to claim value for any tax abatement that's provided by the legislature. I think I've not heard that issue addressed yet and would appreciate hearing from you on that.
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