Kelly Lessens
137:20 - 137:52
"the amendment to the amendment restoring Campbell would do a good thing, but it would also prohibit the ripple effects that utilizing those funds across the district would enable."
“the amendment to the amendment restoring Campbell would do a good thing, but it would also prohibit the ripple effects that utilizing those funds across the district would enable.”
- Speaker
- Kelly Lessens
- Timestamp
- 137:20 – 137:52
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 7, 2026
From the transcript
That's who you are, and I appreciate you underscoring the importance of doing what's best for kids. I just want to underscore that that's a complicated thing, and this— the amendment to the amendment restoring Campbell would do a good thing, but it would also prohibit the ripple effects that utilizing those funds across the district would enable.
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