Paul Costell
34:46 - 35:00
"It's, it's getting to where it's not sustainable, and these groups are not going to have a reliable funding force, um, source which was envisioned by the state of Alaska."
“It's, it's getting to where it's not sustainable, and these groups are not going to have a reliable funding force, um, source which was envisioned by the state of Alaska.”
- Speaker
- Paul Costell
- Timestamp
- 34:46 – 35:00
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Nome
- Captured at
- September 28, 2026
From the transcript
The only thing that we actually have control over is this ordinance that's in front of you. And if this doesn't go through, we may try some opportunities to try and get it on the ballot in the future, but I'm not so sure looking at these numbers. And I run the same type of numbers. It's, it's getting to where it's not sustainable, and these groups are not going to have a reliable funding force, um, source which was envisioned by the state of Alaska. And we'd really like to get back to that.
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