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Suzanne LaFrance

2:35 - 3:11

"if the Assembly approves the grant award, a good neighbor agreement is required. between True North and the community. Keeping in mind though, this is by-right zoning use. Behavioral health services were once provided at this location and anybody could go in and provide those services without any additional requirements. But with a grant from the municipality and through— for the HUD funding, this is when a good neighbor agreement would be required."

“if the Assembly approves the grant award, a good neighbor agreement is required. between True North and the community. Keeping in mind though, this is by-right zoning use. Behavioral health services were once provided at this location and anybody could go in and provide those services without any additional requirements. But with a grant from the municipality and through— for the HUD funding, this is when a good neighbor agreement would be required.”
Speaker
Suzanne LaFrance
Timestamp
2:35 – 3:11
Community
Alaska News
Location
Anchorage
Captured at
June 17, 2026

From the transcript

I want to also note that if the Assembly approves the grant award, a good neighbor agreement is required. [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] between True North and the community. Keeping in mind though, this is by-right zoning use. Behavioral health services were once provided at this location and anybody could go in and provide those services without any additional requirements. But with a grant from the municipality and through— for the HUD funding, this is when a good neighbor agreement would be required.

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