Ona Brause
102:29 - 102:52
“we are not funded in the way that allows us to make discretionary choices for the most part, particularly for the last decade. Our budget, as we discussed a little while ago, we are funding at a $50 million level on an annual basis as opposed to a $250 million level on an annual basis.”
- Speaker
- Ona Brause
- Timestamp
- 102:29 – 102:52
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 19, 2026
From the transcript
In terms of maintenance and— can you tell me that part again? Sure, to recap, Commission Resolution 6 urging the administration and assembly to evaluate the ongoing maintenance burden of expanding low-density road networks as opposed to encouraging higher-density infill-type developments. And in terms of deferred maintenance generally versus deferred maintenance with road infrastructure, et cetera. I think we have the same challenge with both, which is that we are not funded in the way that allows us to make discretionary choices for the most part, particularly for the last decade. Our budget, as we discussed a little while ago, we are funding at a $50 million level on an annual basis as opposed to a $250 million level on an annual basis.
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