Video Clips
Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Clips from City of PalmerClear
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Michelle Kincaid
“you can't have your cake and eat it too. You can't get a variance and then say, oh, we're going to go with this code that isn't really real parking.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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Troy Vincent
“I was given that because it was parking of 10 for the retail. If I conformed it over, I would have to follow the new rules, but the new rules would only be if I exceeded what was already granted to the facility”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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Sherman Leifer
“I'm against this variance, against the variance for the primary purposes. It's going to be harmful to other businesses.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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Michelle Kincaid
“It's also interest to the city-owned depot by allowing a private property owner exclusive rights.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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Lori Koppenberg
“staff findings should be objective, not subjective, and in this case they are very subjective. Staff has misapplied code in this instance. This commission should request legal opinion on the correct process for this request.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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Marty Kincaid
“if we want to invite, um, businesses to Palmer, it has to be the level, same playing field, because there's other properties that would want variances.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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Jim Cooper“you're missing 3 of your commission members, and maybe, uh, an opportunity to postpone this that you can get all people here that you can, you know, have a much more lively discussion.”
Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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Lori Koppenberg
“Parking has been an issue in our town forever. You allow it this one time for this one place, you will be required to allow it for every single business property that meets these exceptions.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026