Alan Larson
15:11 - 15:33
“we presented that to DNR and DNR said, "We don't care. We're giving it to the borough. It's the borough's responsibility to make sure they're doing the best for the community."”
- Speaker
- Alan Larson
- Timestamp
- 15:11 – 15:33
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Captured at
- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
So that public utilities can't go use neighborhood sites until we've gone through a process of having the people that are affected by that be able to understand what the plan is and to see if they— if there's opposition to it. Unfortunately, like Andrea said, we presented that to DNR and DNR said, "We don't care. We're giving it to the borough. It's the borough's responsibility to make sure they're doing the best for the community." So I don't know, uh, officially. I think Mr. Bernier has to be able to present a resolution, but we're just trying to catch up a little bit.
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