Mike Prax
56:31 - 57:08
"I didn't notice that there was any discussion of other potential locations for what Ada is proposing."
“I didn't notice that there was any discussion of other potential locations for what Ada is proposing.”
- Speaker
- Mike Prax
- Timestamp
- 56:31 – 57:08
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 8, 2026
From the transcript
Um, well, I don't know if this is through the chair or to the chair. When I read that notice, and it's been 2 or 3 weeks ago, I didn't notice that there was any discussion of other potential locations for what Ada is proposing. I guess what, what ran through my mind is this would put relative to the interior— I'm being parochial now— this would put development projects a step or two ahead of somebody trying to start a project in the interior from land that belonged to DNR.
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