0:23
Jared Griffin
48:54 - 49:17
"this and the next item that we are going to be looking at is about kind of like diversifying, not necessarily expanding, but, right, but diversifying our financial foundation, you know."
“this and the next item that we are going to be looking at is about kind of like diversifying, not necessarily expanding, but, right, but diversifying our financial foundation, you know.”
- Speaker
- Jared Griffin
- Timestamp
- 48:54 – 49:17
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
- June 25, 2026
From the transcript
So that would be my one suggestion here on the ordinance. I would— for me, this is about— this and the next item that we are going to be looking at is about kind of like diversifying, not necessarily expanding, but, right, but diversifying our financial foundation, you know.
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