Miles Smith
104:49 - 105:18
"I will say that I I don't think it's going to make a difference because I think that the rentals are not necessarily businesses renting skiffs to people. I think it's with a business license renting a skiff. I don't think that's what you're seeing."
“I will say that I I don't think it's going to make a difference because I think that the rentals are not necessarily businesses renting skiffs to people. I think it's with a business license renting a skiff. I don't think that's what you're seeing.”
- Speaker
- Miles Smith
- Timestamp
- 104:49 – 105:18
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Cordova
- Captured at
- August 5, 2026
From the transcript
I will say that I I don't think it's going to make a difference because I think that the rentals are not necessarily businesses renting skiffs to people. I think it's with a business license renting a skiff. I don't think that's what you're seeing. I think you're seeing folks that have a skiff renting it to folks coming into town, and I don't know how you would collect this. I don't know how you would Man, it sounds so dangerous.
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