0:25
Molly Tybur
5:48 - 6:13
“We hear talk about deciding which services to cut, but neither this assembly nor the public will get to decide. Our empty positions are already forcing those cuts every day. Today, one cannot walk in and get a building permit review. The library is closed for a week due to limited staffing.”
- Speaker
- Molly Tybur
- Timestamp
- 5:48 – 6:13
- Transcript
- Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- October 21, 2026
From the transcript
We hear talk about deciding which services to cut, but neither this assembly nor the public will get to decide. Our empty positions are already forcing those cuts every day. Today, one cannot walk in and get a building permit review. The library is closed for a week due to limited staffing. Who is expected to implement the most recent decisions about a data moratorium?
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