0:43
Chris Myrtle
14:05 - 14:49
"Currently for 2026, you have roughly just short of half a million for operations, $825,000 for personnel. For a total of roughly $1.3 million with another $120,000 for capital improvements."
“Currently for 2026, you have roughly just short of half a million for operations, $825,000 for personnel. For a total of roughly $1.3 million with another $120,000 for capital improvements.”
- Speaker
- Chris Myrtle
- Timestamp
- 14:05 – 14:49
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- May 21, 2026
From the transcript
Currently for 2026, you have roughly just short of half a million for operations, $825,000 for personnel. For a total of roughly $1.3 million with another $120,000 for capital improvements. Now when you look at the metrics for, communities of less than 20,000, the number is anywhere between 1.4 and as low as 665. So you guys are doing fairly well coming in at within the averages in terms of the operation. But keep in mind that, uh, when you take a look at it per acre cost, and again, And keep going back to the 364 acres, lots of turf areas, lots of natural areas.
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