Donna Mears
92:50 - 93:02
"I'm very concerned that we've got a short timeframe with this administration and things are going to get shoved through and that's unacceptable."
“I'm very concerned that we've got a short timeframe with this administration and things are going to get shoved through and that's unacceptable.”
- Speaker
- Donna Mears
- Timestamp
- 92:50 – 93:02
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 8, 2026
From the transcript
And it's vital. And we're seeing pushback from the Matsu Borough and from local government. And if we're going to be be successful with things, we need to be out and open as we're doing these processes because having pushback is detrimental to projects and we can't operate that way. It's disingenuous and it actually causes more harm in the long run. I'm very concerned that we've got a short timeframe with this administration and things are going to get shoved through and that's unacceptable.
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