Margo Bellamy
163:30 - 163:54
"we are still in a climate of diminishing resources. We are facing declining enrollment. We're going to have empty seats, and this is not because people hate the district. This is because people are leaving our state in massive numbers."
“we are still in a climate of diminishing resources. We are facing declining enrollment. We're going to have empty seats, and this is not because people hate the district. This is because people are leaving our state in massive numbers.”
- Speaker
- Margo Bellamy
- Timestamp
- 163:30 – 163:54
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 7, 2026
From the transcript
I really do believe we can, and I think, I think that that is very possible. But opening it, we are still in a climate of diminishing resources. We are facing declining enrollment. We're going to have empty seats, and this is not because people hate the district. This is because people are leaving our state in massive numbers.
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