
Patty Fisher
17:58 - 18:23
"I have been involved in two task forces, and they've basically gone nowhere. And I find it very frustrating that people spent so much time and effort on a task only to have the Assembly just basically put it aside for a year and ignore it."
“I have been involved in two task forces, and they've basically gone nowhere. And I find it very frustrating that people spent so much time and effort on a task only to have the Assembly just basically put it aside for a year and ignore it.”
- Speaker
- Patty Fisher
- Timestamp
- 17:58 – 18:23
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Captured at
- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
So, whether or not it takes another task force, I'm not so sure. That was— I have been involved in two task forces, and they've basically gone nowhere. And I find it very frustrating that people spent so much time and effort on a task only to have the Assembly just basically put it aside for a year and ignore it. So anyway, thank you. That's all I have to say.
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