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Tania Harrison

35:11 - 36:15

"I guess we're a little bit saying it's okay to put the horse before the putting the cart before the horse, right?"

“I guess we're a little bit saying it's okay to put the horse before the putting the cart before the horse, right?”
Community
Alaska News
Location
Cordova
Captured at
October 13, 2026

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I guess we're a little bit saying it's okay to put the horse before the putting the cart before the horse, right? Because, like, I understand that the granting conditional use permit is the way forward, and I understand that. I'm just not— it does seem a little bit like there could potentially been a period of time here where this has been a problem, and I'm a little uncomfortable, I guess, with the conditions of approval, um, making sure that the city has a means of making sure that there is compliance and recouping whatever, you know, perhaps there was lost revenue to the city. There's a lot of— there's a lot outside of the commission's role in here to unpack. I'm assuming Amanda's on that, but I just— it's definitely not cut and dry.

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