Edith McKee
48:01 - 48:51
“the very fact that she couldn't find some of these plans, and that means they're digital, meaning people who don't necessarily have readily access to digital mediums, internet, whatnot, may or may not even have the opportunity to participate”
- Speaker
- Edith McKee
- Timestamp
- 48:01 – 48:51
- Transcript
- Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - November 2, 2026 - 2026-11-02 18:30:00
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- November 2, 2026
From the transcript
And mine might be just building a little bit on what the other commissioner had said, is that with this limited time, that maybe we have an opportunity to discuss some of the topics of this packet. Things like, there's a lot of language in here that's pretty vague, things like more inclusive, more meaningful, that aren't defined. And the very fact that she couldn't find some of these plans, and that means they're digital, meaning people who don't necessarily have readily access to digital mediums, internet, whatnot, may or may not even have the opportunity to participate if they're exclusively digitally available. You know, I have other concerns too when we say things should be meaningful and inclusive. Having participated in some of these types of things, typically it's people who have time, have the resources, have flexible jobs, and are primarily English-speaking that participate in these development of plans and like as a board wanted to have the opportunity or as a commission have the opportunity to discuss how we could recommend a process that addresses some of these objectives of being more inclusive and being more meaningful.
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