Walt Warner
52:44 - 53:12
"even adding the tipping fees, you know, we're still heavily subsidizing the the transfer stations. So, um, it's, it's, you know, just reality. Everything costs more, um, you know, and it costs more for us to operate the transfer station. And, you know, we can't subsidize it 100%."
“even adding the tipping fees, you know, we're still heavily subsidizing the the transfer stations. So, um, it's, it's, you know, just reality. Everything costs more, um, you know, and it costs more for us to operate the transfer station. And, you know, we can't subsidize it 100%.”
- Speaker
- Walt Warner
- Timestamp
- 52:44 – 53:12
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Denali Borough
- Captured at
- October 7, 2026
From the transcript
I had a, I had a resident stop by my place, I think it was yesterday, and he was talking about cleaning up his yard before winter and He was talking about how it costs as much as it does, but, you know, as it is, it's heavily subsidized. Um, you know, the, the, the tipping fees, you know, even adding the tipping fees, you know, we're still heavily subsidizing the the transfer stations. So, um, it's, it's, you know, just reality. Everything costs more, um, you know, and it costs more for us to operate the transfer station. And, you know, we can't subsidize it 100%.
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