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Jessica Simonsen
60:05 - 60:26
“Who knew spending $5 million was so difficult, right? I think back to our, you know, first conversations as a board is it's a drop in the bucket, right? Yeah, it seems like a lot of money until it's not.”
- Speaker
- Jessica Simonsen
- Timestamp
- 60:05 – 60:26
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
Who knew spending $5 million was so difficult, right? I think back to our, you know, first conversations as a board is it's a drop in the bucket, right? Yeah, it seems like a lot of money until it's not. Yeah, excuse me. All right, everybody go join the mentee again.
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