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Tania Harrison

33:32 - 34:00

"this applicant built this structure without getting a building permit, without getting a conditional use permit, and normally, you know, review of things like the septic, that all would have been caught at that time. Um, Now there is a septic system that sounds like isn't working very well. Now we have contaminated property."

“this applicant built this structure without getting a building permit, without getting a conditional use permit, and normally, you know, review of things like the septic, that all would have been caught at that time. Um, Now there is a septic system that sounds like isn't working very well. Now we have contaminated property.”
Community
Alaska News
Location
Cordova
Captured at
October 13, 2026

From the transcript

So, this is Tanya here on the phone. Um, one thing that stood out to me a little bit in this is that, um, You know, on page 6, it says the cabin is currently being used for gain as a short-term rental. So, you know, this applicant built this structure without getting a building permit, without getting a conditional use permit, and normally, you know, review of things like the septic, that all would have been caught at that time. Um, Now there is a septic system that sounds like isn't working very well. Now we have contaminated property.

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