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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.

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“it's not being utilized to its potential. It's open the minimum amount of days that it needs to be open to be able to continue to keep this license, and it's operated that way for a few years now. So a decade. Yeah, I have, I have an issue continuing to allow this to go forward”

Cordova: October 7, 2026, Council Regular Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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“until somebody sits there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for at least a few months that she says she's open, I mean, how do we know that she's open or not? I do believe she sells enough alcohol to collect our sales tax.”

Cordova: October 7, 2026, Council Regular Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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“if the— if we were to protest this one and it was dissolved, it would not be in Puerto Vallarta. So it's an asset for the owner.”

Cordova: October 7, 2026, Council Regular Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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“she was open the correct number of hours or whatever. I think she came here and presented to us with, and also presented to the state, receipts. She collects and remits sales tax to the city.”

Cordova: October 7, 2026, Council Regular Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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“I still don't know what you would protest on, saying that you don't think she's open the correct number of hours, and then she would prove to us the same way she proved to the state, because we would have to present her with an opportunity to come make her case in front of us if we were to protest.”

Cordova: October 7, 2026, Council Regular Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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David Alexander“But it still seems like, you know, it's October. Couldn't we, you know, get that possibly done before next year? It just seems a shame to, I after all this time to be this close and then just keep putting it off.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:28

Walt Warner

“even adding the tipping fees, you know, we're still heavily subsidizing the the transfer stations. So, um, it's, it's, you know, just reality. Everything costs more, um, you know, and it costs more for us to operate the transfer station. And, you know, we can't subsidize it 100%.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Jeremy Stanfield“I, I gotta push back on this a little. As I, you know, read through it, um, you know, it, it seems to me like this year was the learning year, uh, or I guess last year, however you want to look at it. Um, no fees, fees are waived, you help us get this program underway, and it feels like that didn't happen.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Walt Warner

“I think it would be a mistake to just, you know, postpone it another year. And I understand that's complicated and difficult.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Jeremy Stanfield“it definitely seems like an uphill battle to get this program underway and going. But, you know, next on the docket is changing fee recommendations for solid waste. Like, there, things are gonna change and evolve, and I just would like to see it.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Jeremy Stanfield“I would rather push back the opposite way and put it together and, you know, get, get some buy-in, and we can get feedback that way. It just It seems like this program was established, you know, many years ago. We're just trying to get it underway.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Walt Warner

“I feel like we went into this year saying, hey, um, let's get this program going, we're going to waive the these with the understanding that, you know, we're going to start collecting these fees next year. And I, you know, it's what we've been asked to do by a pretty good portion of our constituency.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Walt Warner

“with regard to the land use, you know, that, man, that is a can of worms. Thank you for tackling it. I do hope we can find a way to move forward because that's what we've been asked to do.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Jeremy Stanfield“To me, it feels like this has been a venture that has been asked for and has not been pushed forward until recently, and I just want to see it keep moving forward, and it feels to me like just starting with that fee next year, $5, whatever it is, is the right way to go with that.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Jeremy Stanfield“the 10% does kind of start putting a separation between us and the other areas that we kind of benchmarked, but, you know, we're, you know, in a different area.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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David Alexander“we want to make, have enough fees to cover our costs, but, you know, discourage as much use of the landfill as possible. It's, it's kind of a weird balance.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Walt Warner

“I'm good with all the changes. I think they are prudent, and I like the idea of doing it you know, analyzing and making adjustments on a more regular basis, I think, is wise.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Zach Reiniger

“We got a quote to do these improvements, and it was like $63,000, which we really hadn't budgeted for in any of the design or the development of our property at all.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Lee Fry

“we're not doing exactly the project that was bid out. Um, we were doing what the contractor felt comfortable and what they're able to do. Um, so we might do a little bit different erosion mitigation.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Lee Fry

“We're going to get a contract going with him as soon as we can. So we'll issue a notice of award to him tomorrow. And as soon as we can get all the paperwork going, I think he was talking, trying to move equipment on there next week.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Zach Reiniger

“we've already spent a lot of money and then to develop the way we were and then all of a sudden, you know, this was changed in the code right in the middle of our process and feel it would really impact us negatively and the surrounding area.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Zach Reiniger

“We started the process over a year ago in the fall before the Pioneer Road requirements were instituted.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Zach Reiniger

“when that happened, this Pioneer Road addition was added on there. And we and our surveyor had no idea that this was even a thing or a possibility, and it just showed up on requirements once the replat was approved. I don't know, it was kind of out of nowhere for us.”

Kenai: 10/07/2026 City Council Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Linda Mitchell“Thank you for bringing that to my attention. Certainly.”

Soldotna: 10-07-2026 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“it is for sure difficult because there are a lot of existing bonds that are out there that pledge certain assets. I mean, without reviewing all the bond covenants, I think would be very difficult to say for sure that, oh yeah, you could just form a single G&T. And then there are also issues around the disposition of co-op utility assets in state law that are very difficult to kind of overcome in terms of voting threshold.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“One of the issues around the Northern Intertribal right now is it's actually like not close to full capacity right now. I think probably pretty much zero hours of the year. And that's in part because there's not available gas for any of the central or southern utilities to burn to generate power to sell to Golden Valley.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“there were voluntary efforts among three parties that went on for years that did not conclude, and that looked to be well off the rails when Chugach just chose to acquire MLNP. And one of the things that the RCA did is they conditioned their approval of that transaction on Chugach and MEA concluding their negotiations and bringing a pool agreement.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Julie Estey“you know, looking at some of the projections for what the— what Economic Dispatch could glean, you know, being in that $30 million, we're seeing, you know, $6 to $7 million a year, which is a lot.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“my conclusion looking at this is it's going to require some policy innovation probably to get us there. One of the traps I think we always end up in is, well, is the juice worth the squeeze, right? Central Power Pool, that's all fine, but look, it's only $7 million a year.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“both parties have pretty similar fuel costs, and the heat rate differences between the engines that each party has are relatively modest. And so if there aren't big differences in terms of the cost of generation between one party and the next, the benefits from economic dispatch are always going to be lower.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“Like putting Humpty Dumpty back together again is not easy. So having it kind of spontaneously happen, I think my view is it's— we— I will die first before that happens for sure.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“is the juice worth the squeeze? Even assuming the system is exactly the same, the answer is yes. I mean, if Golden Valley and Chugach are able to split almost $7 million a year and going forward that number will increase as gas costs increase.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Julie Estey“I do think policy helps create that imperative and sets a timeline because that's another thing we have, you know, we are all very lean organizations.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Julie Estey“I have to have a certain amount of people vote, a percentage, like over 50% of my members vote, and then a majority or a supermajority of those, excuse me, need to vote yes if I want to get rid of more than 15% of my assets.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Julie Estey“So I do think it's a worthwhile place to start. Now, there are still some disagreements between the two parties of how things, say, should be— how things should be settled out.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“In terms of the Northern Intertie, there is— I mean, this is a live dispute that the RCA will resolve about whether the Intertie agreement must be unwound or not. So right now there are wheeling charges associated with the Northern Intertie.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

0:53

Antony Scott

“one of the things that we really want to solve is making sure that Golden Valley Electric has access to gas imports on the same commercial terms that any of the parties south of the range do. Because that will maximize the benefits of a future unified economic dispatch arrangement, because no party which did have access to gas could use their market power to extract rent associated with a gas cost uplift.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“the answer is, like, this just strikes me as a no-brainer in terms of getting to a more efficient system. The investment is worth it.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Antony Scott

“one of the reasons why I see that as a very significant problem is it undermines the commercial and political rationale for getting people pushed together.”

REAP: 2026 Fall Energy Speaker Series | Exploring Unified Economic Dispatch (Pt. 2) · Oct 7, 2026

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Gray Jackson“we will then go into executive session to consider the award of a contract for the Department of Corrections cost driver study, the final release of 2 sunset audits, the preliminary release of 3 audits, and to receive an update on the Department of Natural Resources land conveyances”

Alaska Legislature: Joint Budget & Audit - October 7, 2026 10:00am · Oct 7, 2026

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Gray Jackson“The operating budget, House Bill 263, including— included the following intent language. It is the intent of the legislature that the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee issue a request for proposals, RFP, to procure an independent third-party study to identify, evaluate, and analyze the primary cost drivers within the Department of Corrections. This action seeks to fulfill the intent of HB 263.”

Alaska Legislature: Joint Budget & Audit - October 7, 2026 10:00am · Oct 7, 2026

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Gray Jackson“then the award of the contract for the Department of Corrections cost driver study is approved.”

Alaska Legislature: Joint Budget & Audit - October 7, 2026 10:00am · Oct 7, 2026

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Gray Jackson“I appreciate your comments, and I agree. The contracts that we had expired before we had an opportunity to even talk about renewing them, but that's something that we can definitely look at.”

Alaska Legislature: Joint Budget & Audit - October 7, 2026 10:00am · Oct 7, 2026

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Gray Jackson“We will— and we say we will certainly have another gas pipeline project on our table, so it'd be very prudent to secure a consultant. No, I just agree with both of you 100%, and as a matter of fact, we're planning on holding our next meeting in December, followed by final meeting on Monday, January 18th. But before that, we'll So we'll figure out how to, you know, get another contract on board.”

Alaska Legislature: Joint Budget & Audit - October 7, 2026 10:00am · Oct 7, 2026

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Stephanie Ryan

“we're just now starting that because we're, what, a month or so out from the SAP S/4HANA. We had to give them a little time to work through those bumps, and we're now in that stage. So I'm really, really hopeful that for 2025, this workaround is just for 2025, and by the time we're ready for 2026, we'll have something in motion.”

Anchorage Assembly: Worksession of the Audit Committee Re 2024 ACFR Report · Oct 7, 2026

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Stephanie Ryan

“We're in 2026, almost in 2027 at this point, and we need to do less manual work because there's so much work to do. So, and that just leaves room for error and mistakes.”

Anchorage Assembly: Worksession of the Audit Committee Re 2024 ACFR Report · Oct 7, 2026

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Stephanie Ryan

“In an ideal world, you never touch Equity.”

Anchorage Assembly: Worksession of the Audit Committee Re 2024 ACFR Report · Oct 7, 2026

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Lance Wilber“this change doesn't only affect what we do in operations in the controller. It can affect other departments, and so we want to make sure that we do this collaboratively so that we're not making a change that might be great for us and maybe not so great for others.”

Anchorage Assembly: Worksession of the Audit Committee Re 2024 ACFR Report · Oct 7, 2026

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