Alex Strawn
78:03 - 78:46
"what this does, is it. I wish I had done this in the first place instead of just done an outright repeal of that. That section of code forces the planning commission to review the comprehensive plan, knowing that there's potentially conflicting provisions. Comp plans also get very old and stale if you have a 30 or 40 year old comprehensive plan. Things have probably changed since it was written, so they at least need to consider it, but it doesn't make it a regulatory document that they have to comply with all the things in there."
“what this does, is it. I wish I had done this in the first place instead of just done an outright repeal of that. That section of code forces the planning commission to review the comprehensive plan, knowing that there's potentially conflicting provisions. Comp plans also get very old and stale if you have a 30 or 40 year old comprehensive plan. Things have probably changed since it was written, so they at least need to consider it, but it doesn't make it a regulatory document that they have to comply with all the things in there.”
- Speaker
- Alex Strawn
- Timestamp
- 78:03 – 78:46
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Mat-Su Borough
- Captured at
- June 2, 2026
From the transcript
I mean, what this does, is it. I wish I had done this in the first place instead of just done an outright repeal of that. That section of code forces the planning commission to review the comprehensive plan, knowing that there's potentially conflicting provisions. Comp plans also get very old and stale if you have a 30 or 40 year old comprehensive plan. Things have probably changed since it was written, so they at least need to consider it, but it doesn't make it a regulatory document that they have to comply with all the things in there.
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