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

Judy Ulmer

“I actually have in the budget, in the assembly budget, I budgeted around $4,000 for advertising for ballot propositions. I believe the senior initiative, you voted no ultimately, so I didn't feel like we could put something in there.”

Petersburg Borough: 9.21.2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 25, 2026

Tara Favilla “A significant amount of discussion is focused on power availability. Rather than speculate, we are taking action. We are immediately funding a comprehensive study of the electrical system at our sole expense.”

Petersburg Borough: 9.21.2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 25, 2026

Stephan Harbour “That's 5 megawatts. And right now our peak is hitting 13.8.”

Petersburg Borough: 9.21.2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 25, 2026

Stan Gregor

“I think a moratorium right now feels very unnecessary given those factoids. If we're not in danger of not having— of Ketchikan Wrangle and Petersburg not having enough power, I'm comfortable moving forward and letting our utility director vet any project”

Petersburg Borough: 9.21.2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 25, 2026

Robert Schwartz “I'm for a moratorium. I agree with Scott. We need information. And I don't— I don't have a real itch to have a data center.”

Petersburg Borough: 9.21.2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “You may have seen in the news there's been a lot of discussion about this at the Community Economic Development Committee, the HLB Advisory Commission, about a future development on this property, future trade of this property. As I mentioned, right now it's PLI, Public Facilities Lands— Public Lands Institution Zone, and that's pretty limited in the kind of development you can do. So there is interest in some sort of rezone. Our recommendation is that this— we change the land use designation so that they can go through that rezone.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “The time to look at sort of access would be— and wetlands would be during permitting.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Jeff Raun “My interpretation of that text is those are all physical improvements and uses associated with the physical nature of those elements, not something as transient as a sales activity or a program. Um, in interpreting it in that manner, and the department chair reminding us that these parks have master plans, I'm questioning why are those two elements not addressed in the master plans themselves or other sections of code and not here?”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Jared Gardner “I actually like that it emphasizes childcare programming as a use available in parks that kind of comes to mind. The temporary sales of products, I feel less that way about, but on the whole, I think I'm maybe would be inclined to oppose it.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Andres Spinelli “Does it make sense to have R3 but not R4?”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Luke Bertram “the Parks and Recreation Department operates a camper park at Centennial Park with 84 sites. So adding this as a conditional use will allow Centennial Park to be rezoned to PR without creating any new nonconformity.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Luke Bertram “we decided to remove them because they had use uses there that are not permitted in the PR zoning district. So as a result, we are looking at making a few changes to allow this to happen. So first, we will be looking at making camper parks a conditional use in the PR zoning district, and we will be looking at amending some of the language in the, uh, accessory uses for parks and natural areas to include greenhouse, sale of goods grown on site, and childcare programming.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Radhika Krishna “The other cases we've talked about, like child care and seasonal sales, I see them included in the draft, um, Title 21 changes as may include. So I read that as being, um, language that is essentially for guidance ordinance, but is not providing any sort of regulatory limitations on necessarily what can happen in parks.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Megan Mills “I move in case 2026-01 0112 to recommend to the Anchorage Assembly approval of an amendment to update the future land use designation of a single parcel in the Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan to the Town Center designation with transit supportive development as a growth supporting feature.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Andres Spinelli “And that was— that motion passes.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Luke Bertram “with child care programming, Trailside Discovery Camp uses Kincaid Park and other Anchorage parks for their child care programming. Including this as a listed accessory clarifies that it is permitted in Anchorage parks and creates less friction down the road for any future childcare programming”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “this is a case of the Tozier Tract future land use redesignation, PCC case 2026-0112.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Scott Pulice “I intend to support the motion. I second Commissioner Gardner's comments on the situation and will add that we heard no agency or public opposition to the amendments today.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “here in the description of it, we have them listing accessory uses, but then they're not listed in the accessory use table, which is kind of weird.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “The one to the north has been more involved in this. They've expressed they'd love to see something happen there.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “B3 provides the most housing and other stuff. R3 is the most housing-focused.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Radhika Krishna “Could staff speak to the comments that Parks submitted about future trail access easements and wetlands?”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Andres Spinelli “That motion passes. Next item, staff presentation, case 2026-0113.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “Changing this would allow the property owner to rezone through the abbreviated rezone process to B-3, B-1B, CCO, or R-3 or R-3A.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Jason Norris “Just want to speak in favor of this. Anything we can do to streamline the eventual placement of housing on this track would be, in my opinion, a good thing. Obviously, U-Med has developed over time to become a major employment center, and starting to place more housing near our major employment centers where people can get there by mode other than vehicle would be a positive.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Jeff Raun “with permission of the chair, um, can we please withdraw the motion to amend?”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Radhika Krishna “I don't believe Title 21 is the place to make— to encourage uses. I believe that the code should be reserved for very clear regulatory guidance, and I'm reading this language as encouraging or supporting potential uses in a non— one of a large list of uses and programs and activities that we might want to see in our parks. I don't believe code is the way to do that.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Radhika Krishna “I would like to withdraw my second. Because I do think that Mr. McKenna Foster has identified the issue that I'm getting hung up on, which is that in other sections of Title 21, accessory uses are very strictly defined, especially for the residential and commercial uses.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Luke Bertram “with the temporary sales of products grown on-site, this cleans things up with sales of pre-plugs because otherwise the next best use would be commercial horticulture. To allow sales of the tree plugs that are grown on site at Russian Jack Park.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Luke Bertram “this spring we rezoned about 9,345 acres of parkland over 742 parcels to the PR zoning district. When we brought this to the Planning and Zoning Commission on December 8th, 2025, this had originally included Russian Jack Park and Centennial Park.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “So there was no opposition. We didn't have any comments from opposition. Proposition. AKDOT commented just in the future, you know, they're going to be concerned about access onto Tudor”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Megan Mills “we heard about 2 community council meetings. That the municipal went through during their review process, and we did not hear any opposition to this motion.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Megan Mills “that this meets the general approval criteria, being that it aligns with the 2040 Land Use Plan. It does not change the internal consistency of the comprehensive plan. It supports the public interest, health, and safety of the community.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “currently this piece of property is zoned PLI, but when you look at the land use plan map, it has 3 different designations on it: Parker Natural Area, Town Center, Community Facility Institution, and the Transporter Development Overlay. So the issue is, if anybody ever wanted to rezone this parcel. It's confusing for us because it's hard to say with one parcel with, you know, 3, 4 designations what it should go to.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Jared Gardner “I move in case 2026-0102 to recommend the Anchorage Assembly approval of an ordinance amending AMC Chapter 21.0 05 use regulations to support existing uses and Anchorage parks.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Daniel McKenna-Foster “we also went and talked to the present Campbell Park Community Council on August 20th and the U Med Community Council on September 2nd. Both were favorable or in support or not opposed.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Jeff Raun “I have concern over what was raised by previous commissioners around the element of the use as deviating from what's currently in code. So I propose to amend the motion on the floor by striking childcare programming and temporary sales of products grown on the premises.”

Anchorage Assembly: Planning and Zoning Commission - September 21, 2026 - 2026-09-21 18:30:00 · Sep 25, 2026

Olaf Jensen “we in 33 noted the presentation there, and I think we're very excited about the performance of the 50/50 mix.”

29th Session of the IPHC Scientific Review Board SRB029, Day 3 · Sep 24, 2026

Lisa Murkowski “Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, and · Sep 24, 2026

Heidi Overton “Yes, Senator, I will work with you on that and ensure that we are following the law, getting the best resources to Alaska. I know the FDA asked for foreign facility fees, but also better state sharing with state and local partners in food inspection. So yes, it's my commitment. It'd be a high priority to get that right.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, and · Sep 24, 2026

Lisa Murkowski “I am not a fan of genetically engineered salmon. I think that Mother Nature has done a mighty fine job, and we need to label that as such. But I would ask for your commitment to ensure again that consumers are able to make informed decisions when they're purchasing a product like salmon, whether it is wild-caught or whether it is genetically engineered.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, and · Sep 24, 2026

Lisa Murkowski “We rely a lot on probably the healthiest of proteins out there, and that's salmon, vital part of the diet and our economy in our communities. As the FDA is assessing levels of PFAS and seafood, I would like your commitment to ensure that any public communications are science-based, they're balanced, they avoid creating unnecessary fear that could misinform consumers about health risks.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, and · Sep 24, 2026

Heidi Overton “Yes, Senator, I will work with you to have accurate labeling, and I know the America First Seafood strategy is, is still in works by the administration, and I believe that, that this is, this is a top priority that's shared by the administration of getting that right.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business meeting to consider the nominations of Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Mary Lazare, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, all of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Loren E. Sweatt, of Virginia, and Douglas Ralph, of Kentucky, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, and · Sep 24, 2026

Lisa Murkowski “I just need your commitment that FDA will maintain funding for these contracts with state and local governments because we need to have not only a good inspection system, but one that is cost effective and obeys or follows the will of Congress.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearings to examine the nomination of Heidi Overton · Sep 24, 2026

Lisa Murkowski “I am not a fan of genetically engineered salmon. I think that Mother Nature has done a mighty fine job. And we need to label that as such, but I would ask for your commitment to ensure again that consumers are able to make informed decisions when they're purchasing a product like salmon, uh, whether it is wild-caught or whether it is genetically engineered.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearings to examine the nomination of Heidi Overton · Sep 24, 2026

Lisa Murkowski “As the FDA is assessing levels of PFAS and seafood, I would like your commitment to ensure that any public communications are science-based, they're balanced, they avoid creating unnecessary fear that could misinform consumers about health risks.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearings to examine the nomination of Heidi Overton · Sep 24, 2026

Heidi Overton “Yes, Senator, I will work with you to have accurate labeling, and I know the America First Seafood Strategy is is still in works by the administration.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearings to examine the nomination of Heidi Overton · Sep 24, 2026

Lisa Murkowski “we're going to be in a very challenging position in a very rural state like Alaska when, if, if in fact the move to require in-person dispensing of the medication as opposed to telehealth appointments is the direction. You have effectively taken about 80% of our state and put them in a really challenging— excuse me, 80% of the communities in the state and put them in a very challenging position in terms of access to providers, access to to this FDA-approved drug.”

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Hearings to examine the nomination of Heidi Overton · Sep 24, 2026

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