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Adam Prestidge
92:10 - 92:39
"If you're looking at the life of the 30-year loan, any lender or investor is going to look at the economics of that— of the project on that 30-year forecast and can the project handle its debt service payment— its debt payments over that period of time. And so having the tax reduction apply for that time, that equal amount of time to the loan is very critical in— for the economic viability of of the project."
“If you're looking at the life of the 30-year loan, any lender or investor is going to look at the economics of that— of the project on that 30-year forecast and can the project handle its debt service payment— its debt payments over that period of time. And so having the tax reduction apply for that time, that equal amount of time to the loan is very critical in— for the economic viability of of the project.”
- Speaker
- Adam Prestidge
- Timestamp
- 92:10 – 92:39
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 16, 2026
From the transcript
That's why we've ended up with a 30-year loan. [SPEAKING SPANISH] If you're looking at the life of the 30-year loan, any lender or investor is going to look at the economics of that— of the project on that 30-year forecast and can the project handle its debt service payment— its debt payments over that period of time. And so having the tax reduction apply for that time, that equal amount of time to the loan is very critical in— for the economic viability of of the project.
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