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

Anna Brawley

“there's multiple possibilities. Obviously one is we pass them on Tuesday. The second is they get postponed to our next regular meeting is July 7th. A third option is we have a special meeting if folks do want to have time.”

Anchorage Assembly: Worksession re Proposed Management Contracts for the Sullivan, Boeke and Dempsey Ice Arenas · Jun 18, 2026

Erin Baldwin Day

“The former, or I guess still current operator of the facility expressed to us that there were Several hundred thousand dollars worth of work in needed repairs and replacements at the Sullivan, and that those included major concession area work, walk-in coolers and freezers, compressors, LED visual displays, life safety upgrades, security systems, ice rink equipment, sound system components, etc. And I did not do any homework to verify the validity of those claims that were made. So I'm curious, I really want to be sure that if there— that we have a plan for addressing those things that does not leave a new operator on the hook for potentially significant investment that they did not plan for.”

Anchorage Assembly: Worksession re Proposed Management Contracts for the Sullivan, Boeke and Dempsey Ice Arenas · Jun 18, 2026

Heidi Hedberg

“$272 million is year 1. We are prioritizing, um, the, the funding towards the request through this LOI process. There are some state activities, but it's very small and very limited. Again, all of the work that we are doing is focused on the transformation of the healthcare system, improving health outcomes across our 3 goals that represents 6 different initiatives. The year 2 cycle— and Betsy, I want you to correct me if I'm wrong— some of the year 1 will have continuing funding needs because it's a multi-year application.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Heidi Hedberg

“It's going to close 9:00 AM on June 22nd. Between June 22nd to mid-July, we are going to go through the review process and decisions will be— notifications on funding decisions. Our goal is late July. Our goal is that funding and program work starts August 1st. So you can see this compressed timeline that we are under.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Speaker C

“for the first performance period, implementation projects will have an 11-month performance period running from August 1st of this year through June 30th of 2027. In future years, we anticipate that those performance periods would be 12-month performance periods. We're just all on a bit of a shorter timeline this first round, given the program buildup and given the shorter budget period that, that the state and CMS are working under here as well.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Speaker C

“we also anticipate having a fall cycle. So, I would say the next funding opportunity under the Rural Health Transformation, we're anticipating launching this in the fall. Those performance periods would likely begin January 1st, 2027.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Heidi Hedberg

“of those 400, the needs exceed the available funding. And so it's really, I wanna reiterate to all of you that this is a competitive grant”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Speaker C

“this slide Describes the performance period for this funding cycle, which is the Spring 2026 Rural Health Transformation Program funding cycle. So the performance periods throughout the life of the program determine when you can carry out project activities and when you can spend those awarded funds.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Heidi Hedberg

“the needs far exceed the available funding. When we looked at all of the LOIs, what we saw were some common themes. Around behavioral health, access to specialty care, needs around facility and equipment upgrades, chronic disease management as we're really looking at improving our health outcomes, traditional healing, and a lot around workforce. Those were some of the top common themes from the letters of interest. As we reviewed all of those letters of interest, About 400 were advanced to the full application process.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Heidi Hedberg

“there will be funding available for new projects in year 2, but there's also gonna be funding for projects carrying on from year 1 to year 2. We don't know what those percentages are going to be because this is live action as we are creating this with all of you in real time.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Heidi Hedberg

“The estimated time is at 3 o'clock. If it doesn't open up exactly at 3 o'clock, it's okay. It's gonna open up today.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Heidi Hedberg

“we are creating this program as we are all learning from each other, and this is the timeline that is before us. I do want to reiterate, though, of the 403 proposals, um, there, the funding request exceeds the available funding.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Heidi Hedberg

“We received almost 1,800 letters of interest that represent about $2.5 billion in requests.”

Alaska Dept. of Health: Implementation Application Walkthrough Webinar (June 1, 2026) · Jun 2, 2026

Speaker B

“We can recess for 15 minutes. Let me see if the attorneys are available. Okay, I'm going to call a recess.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Julie Matthew

“Eli Ward, a registered professional engineer, notes that regrading will be required to achieve usable area for septic. The petitioner is requesting a variance from Borough Code 4322-81 Area, as the regrading needs to be completed prior to achieving the usable area. Code would have required them to submit and complete the work prior to the public hearing. They're requesting it to do the work after board approval.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Julie Matthew

“The request for a variance is really just a workaround to get it back to where we can do it as a condition of approval again. This is something that we've done many times in the past. It's just due to legal technicalities, we're having to go through an extra hoop. They will still have to provide a soils report as the conditions are laid out after all regrading is completed, showing that they meet the requirements.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker B

“The request is to create 5 lots in Parcel 1, Matsubara Waiver Number 85-5, recorded as 89-10W, to be known as Tiniki Cove, Canadian— containing 10.44 acres plus or minus. A variance is usable— a variance to usable area requirements is being requested to allow for regrading prior to final recordation”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“Madam Chair, I move to approve the variance from Matsu Borough Regulation 43.20.281 area and the preliminary plat of Tennakee Cove, Section 29, Township 17 North, Range 03 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska, contingent upon staff recommendations 1 through 12.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Julie Matthew

“it used to be that it was common practice for regrading to be a condition of approval because that is a large investiture of money prior to getting board approval for a project. Recently, our legal department had come back and said the way code is specifically written, we weren't actually able to make it a condition.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Fred Wagner

“the approval of this variance actually protects the public more than denying the variance. If you deny the variance, they can just go out there, start moving dirt, and the neighbor doesn't have— you know, he gets what he gets. So I, uh, I commend Ms. Runfeld on their variance.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“we approve, uh, preliminary plats with drainage plans frequently. Uh, we have no absolute guarantee that those drainage plans do what they're supposed to, but we rely on an engineer's statement. I see And again, the fact that there's a variance involved here doesn't change any of that position for me.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker G

“What protects the borough from any litigation Mr. Mackey— Maxey might do, or anyone else in this situation?”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker A

“we are going to have to move a considerable amount of gravel. Um, if you— the large remainder parcel to the west We have to make 10,000 flat square feet for the septic. So, at a minimum, we are moving at least 10,000 square feet of gravel in order to create— I think almost every lot we're going to have to create 10,000 square feet of, and we will have to do a drainage report.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Julie Matthew

“A variance request was submitted pursuant to code. If approved, it will allow for the regrading to take place after board approval, as opposed to completing the work prior to public hearing.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker G

“let's say you guys do everything right, 100% right. The borough does 100% everything, 100% right. And I'm just going to use this as an example and not say that Mr. Maxey is going to do this, but just as an example, that a year or two down the road, all of a sudden his lot gets flooded. Maybe just something changed that no one knew about and it was going to happen anyway, but we as a borough approved this, the engineers designed whatever they designed”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Julie Matthew

“I keep having trouble with the one person who has concerns about the grading, that after— if we approve this and then they grade and it's a mess for this other one, uh, what happens? So part of what they're going to have to supply is an updated soils report and do the work within the scope of our PD&E approval. So, if they're doing regrading, a drainage report would be a requirement if they're exceeding that minimum threshold of 10,000 square feet of total moved land.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker B

“there's been other developments in Big Lake where the developer did what they did and they ended up flooding other people's property and the roads, and it took years for that to get resolved, and the borough was on the hook for, for taking care of that.”

Mat-Su Borough: Platting Board - June 18, 2026 · Jun 18, 2026

Beth Weldon

“I know Mr. Steiner said he might be a couple minutes late, so we'll proceed onward.”

Juneau: June 18, 2026 Special Assembly Meeting · Jun 18, 2026

Beth Weldon

“any objections to the consent agenda Being approved. Seeing none, it is approved.”

Juneau: June 18, 2026 Special Assembly Meeting · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker B

“We have certified the 1% seasonal sales tax initiative petition, so we forwarded that off on Friday to the Assembly to notify them of the 45 days if they would like to enact similar legislation. And then we received the mill rate cap initiative petition back to our office, and we are currently reviewing signatures and started that work yesterday.”

Juneau: June 18, 2026 Special Assembly Meeting · Jun 18, 2026

Beth Weldon

“we had 3 resolutions on our consent agenda, one for declaring a local emergency for the glacier outburst flood, another appropriating $3.5 million for school roof repairs, and another resolution supporting the homeporting of two major United States Coast Guard cutters, including the CGC Storis. And those all just passed.”

Juneau: June 18, 2026 Special Assembly Meeting · Jun 18, 2026

Beth Weldon

“Thank you for all your work, because I do know that that is time-consuming to go through all those signatures.”

Juneau: June 18, 2026 Special Assembly Meeting · Jun 18, 2026

Beth Weldon

“this is a short meeting. We are adjourned. Thank you all for coming at noon.”

Juneau: June 18, 2026 Special Assembly Meeting · Jun 18, 2026

Ona Brouse

“the larger the dynamic of the recommendation or the sort of prioritization that you would like to see the administration look at, the more time we need in order to be able to do it. And so if it is about reimagining the funding of a specific program or of cutting a specific program, we would need to know that by August at the latest, I think.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“the thing that Bill did not say, Mr. Fauzi did not say, was if we build more stuff, the Building Safety Service Area also fills itself back up, as we saw in the revenue. And so that is also a relevant piece piece of that conversation.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Ona Brouse

“this fund and the way this fund is recovered should be calculated and analyzed on an annual basis. There were a few years where that was not occurring, and during that time frame, the costs of the claims also increased. So the inflationary impacts of the cost of everything combined with the, the sort of lost corrections on an annual basis to do this annual true-up that we have now done sort of ballooned the deficit that we saw occurring.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“The first section really deals with asking for information in what's called the preliminary budget memo or the 120-day memo that that will come out around September 1st. So it's really asking for basically scenarios or any information to really, you know, project that the point of that memo is to say, here's the revenue we expect, here's the big trends, here's our capital improvement program list, and really kind of a preview of what the actual budget will look like.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker B

“I think where I see this piece, this is sort of like the beginning of the budget conversation. And if you, as you read through a lot of the resolves, mostly these are informational requests, you know, provide for us these scenarios, you know, identify where we, there can maybe be efficiencies.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“last year we passed this in September. We know that's pretty late. In terms of kind of when some kind of guidance like this would be useful, what timeframe would you recommend?”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“the intent is that we bring this forward probably at the July 21st meeting, so we have some time. And of course, this does not need to reflect every single person's individual priorities. We want to find what, you know, at least a majority of us can agree on at this point.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Ona Brouse

“Smaller cost items or adjustments, those are things that can be ideally flexed in between the September through November timeframe. But August, I think, is the latest when— that we would really have to be able to contemplate moving large pieces around.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker B

“we have until November to really engage with the community and the public, and I think, yeah, there could be ample opportunity for discussion about what do we do and what are, you know, what are the expectations as a community for municipal services when we're facing, you know, a potential fiscal cliff? What are the trade-offs? What future revenue sources does our municipality want to have a serious conversation about?”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“the very drafty version that you're seeing here with a bunch of notes and kind of fill this in is a first pass at doing this from myself, Mr. Boland, and Ms. Baldwin-Day, who has joined us as the third member on this committee. But this— the goal is not that this coming from three of us, it's from all of us.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Ona Brouse

“we have to go through the 2027 budget development in order to determine how and exactly how much of the BSSA can be transitioned during the 2027 budget. It's the intention to clear all of it, but I think while we're finalizing the ACFR and working through '27 development, we'll have more information about how we're actually able to do that.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“I think to Ms. Counts' point too, I think that is a great thing that we could recommend in here is essentially robust public engagement, which I think we all strive to do, but we often get charging along on the timeline that we have for the budget.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“So fixing this is going to involve a real trade-off.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Speaker C

“what would it look like if we fully funded schools within the cap at our optional local contribution? How much would that require of cuts to other services? And the reverse situation, if we fully funded general government, what would that look like in terms of a reduction? 'Cause we know that that's on the table.”

Anchorage Assembly: Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole · Jun 18, 2026

Curtis McQueen

“after the 2018 quake, we decided that we were going to design the building— and we have Stantec, our architects here— to a place where the entire village can muster, gather in an emergency. So it'll be a place where if, you know, a big event happened, the village could go to that building. So it's been designed for that. So it's evolved, but it's— we're really excited about that.”

Anchorage Assembly: Platting Board: June 17, 2026 - 2026-06-17 18:30:00 · Jun 18, 2026

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