0:23
Tim McDonald
51:21 - 51:45
“I think at a very minimum, the city should probably kick in 50% at least. If you're going to do it, you have to make it palatable to them. What you're talking about now could raise their costs more than 20 or 30%, and that kills them.”
- Speaker
- Tim McDonald
- Timestamp
- 51:21 – 51:45
- Transcript
- Seward: City Council Meeting 10/12/2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Seward
- Captured at
- October 12, 2026
From the transcript
So how do you reconcile that with now— now you want to charge everybody through the teeth? I think at a very minimum, the city should probably kick in 50% at least. If you're going to do it, you have to make it palatable to them. What you're talking about now could raise their costs more than 20 or 30%, and that kills them. You know, do any of you swing a hammer for a living?
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