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Speaker C

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"I think to Ms. Counts' point too, I think that is a great thing that we could recommend in here is essentially robust public engagement, which I think we all strive to do, but we often get charging along on the timeline that we have for the budget."

“I think to Ms. Counts' point too, I think that is a great thing that we could recommend in here is essentially robust public engagement, which I think we all strive to do, but we often get charging along on the timeline that we have for the budget.”
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Speaker C
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Alaska News
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Anchorage
Captured at
June 18, 2026

From the transcript

Yeah, that's fair. And if you've looked at the July calendar, you'll see that as a challenge. So, um, And I think to Ms. Counts' point too, I think that is a great thing that we could recommend in here is essentially robust public engagement, which I think we all strive to do, but we often get charging along on the timeline that we have for the budget. So yeah, so I think, so next steps on this, we'll bring it back to the committee next month.

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