0:21
Miles Smith
101:07 - 101:28
"I, I will support this. I, I think it is definitely going to impact me personally, but I think for the good of Cordova, um, we do need to look for revenue, and this is This is a way that's not going to hurt the locals as much as a raise in the mill rate or a change in the base sales tax."
“I, I will support this. I, I think it is definitely going to impact me personally, but I think for the good of Cordova, um, we do need to look for revenue, and this is This is a way that's not going to hurt the locals as much as a raise in the mill rate or a change in the base sales tax.”
- Speaker
- Miles Smith
- Timestamp
- 101:07 – 101:28
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Cordova
- Captured at
- August 5, 2026
From the transcript
We're at that level. I, I will support this. I, I think it is definitely going to impact me personally, but I think for the good of Cordova, um, we do need to look for revenue, and this is This is a way that's not going to hurt the locals as much as a raise in the mill rate or a change in the base sales tax.
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