Tom Kowalski
14:48 - 15:52
"These setback requirements are very important here in Petersburg, and one of those rationales being that there's safety issues, including ice buildup. We had a lot of ice this year, and that's something that needs to be considered with setbacks."
“These setback requirements are very important here in Petersburg, and one of those rationales being that there's safety issues, including ice buildup. We had a lot of ice this year, and that's something that needs to be considered with setbacks.”
- Speaker
- Tom Kowalski
- Timestamp
- 14:48 – 15:52
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Petersburg
- Captured at
- July 7, 2026
From the transcript
And, and if you're questioning our authority to do that, you can check out the Ninth District precedent, and there's, there's precedent there for that. Also, the FCC put some language in the Telecommunications Act that does provide local communities the ability to look into data gaps. And so, and the other thing is that these setback requirements are very important here in Petersburg, and one of those rationales being that there's safety issues, including ice buildup. We had, had a lot of ice this year, and, and that's something that, that needs to be considered with setbacks. And, and also, you know, it's not the borough's responsibility to share the burden of a business's bottom line.
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