
Speaker A
81:53 - 82:27
"I believe strongly in what Travel Juno does. Um, I think making a cut of this size will be detrimental to our community. We know that marketing is always the first thing that gets cut, and then you see the results later down the line."
“I believe strongly in what Travel Juno does. Um, I think making a cut of this size will be detrimental to our community. We know that marketing is always the first thing that gets cut, and then you see the results later down the line.”
- Speaker
- Speaker A
- Timestamp
- 81:53 – 82:27
- Community
- Alaska News
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- May 20, 2026
From the transcript
I will go ahead and speak, um, in opposition to The amendment, um, I believe strongly in what Travel Juno does. Um, I think making a cut of this size will be detrimental to our community. We know that marketing is always the first thing that gets cut, and then you see the results later down the line. We will see less money from hotel bed tax. As we reduce, um, Travel Juno's budget here.
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