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Jeremiah Gardner
64:11 - 64:42
“I deeply appreciate what Mr. Mayor and Mr. Whiteside said about the cleaning contract. You made me immediately think that I do really trust the staff here. And no, the optics aren't perfect, but you were exactly right. I'm glad you were able to change my vote. I do think we need to take a look back at that code and clean that up just a little bit to avoid the presence of poor optics, because it's still poor optics.”
- Speaker
- Jeremiah Gardner
- Timestamp
- 64:11 – 64:42
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak
- Captured at
- July 2, 2026
From the transcript
I deeply appreciate what Mr. Mayor and Mr. Whiteside said about the cleaning contract. You made me immediately think that I do really trust the staff here. And no, the optics aren't perfect, but you were exactly right. I'm glad you were able to change my vote. I do think we need to take a look back at that code and clean that up just a little bit to avoid the presence of poor optics, because it's still poor optics.
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