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Robert Schwartz
119:09 - 119:34
“I'll be transparent, I don't have any interest in any data centers at all, but, you know, that's a personal thing, but I'll listen to the community.”
- Speaker
- Robert Schwartz
- Timestamp
- 119:09 – 119:34
- Transcript
- Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 9, 2026
From the transcript
This is on the, uh, Mr. Schwartz. Oh, Member Schwartz. Yeah, I've gotten a lot of input on this from the community. And I'll be transparent, I don't have any interest in any data centers at all, but, you know, that's a personal thing, but I'll listen to the community. I understand industrial land and land use and private business probably better than most of you, but not all private businesses are equal either.
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