Cathy Giessel
120:29 - 121:20
"This has been a very— I'm going to say the word rushed process."
“This has been a very— I'm going to say the word rushed process.”
- Speaker
- Cathy Giessel
- Timestamp
- 120:29 – 121:20
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 8, 2026
From the transcript
We are arriving at closing time. This has been a very— I'm going to say the word rushed process. As I look at the conveyances that have been public noticed through the public and charitable use premise, there's certainly been a huge huge number of them. Referring to the value of the land, you know, one of the pieces that is being conveyed we haven't even talked about today, and this is by the University of Alaska Land Bank. They are conveying 800— 829 acres for an industrial park over in the Port McKenzie area, but they stand to bring in about $14 million excuse me, somewhere around $14 million annually at some point.
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