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

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Jamie Lopez

“And so you're not following through. You're failing people. And I hope, if anything, you start to learn from this experience and maybe pay some money, uh, to help people, because they're not getting help right now.”

Anchorage Assembly: Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Kimberly Rash“this is just our starting point, like our starting platform, that then we can build off that data from this point.”

Anchorage Assembly: Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Colette Thibodeau

“Over the last couple of summers, I have watched homelessness in my neighborhood become more visible and more desperate. I live near Pine DeBar in Bergah. I was I watched the Pine Street encampment grow larger and larger, Davis Camp as well”

Anchorage Assembly: Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Colette Thibodeau

“what they want is the sanctioned idea of encampment, and I would ask the committee to really reconsider that.”

Anchorage Assembly: Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Kimberly Rash“as of, from March to October 19th, there was 15 reported incidents.”

Anchorage Assembly: Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Kimberly Rash“32 Beds, as Thea mentioned, is the number of beds that we have at that location. They have been filled consistently from the beginning. 58 Individuals as of October 13th, of which 27 have had a planned treatment completion.”

Anchorage Assembly: Health & Homelessness Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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“we understand the need to do this legally, and we're ready to address it, but the questions I have kind of get into Mike Wood's, um, questions is what's the expectation of the department?”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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“most salmon fisheries in the state begin in June. I think Copper River starts May 22nd or as early as May 22nd. And so looking forward, Department of Law has prepared timelines for this year as well as a timeline for next year.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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“this is, you know, quite frankly, this is kind of a historic change to how the board does business.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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“the Board of Game had a lawsuit on Malchatna Caribou and the Board of Game had amended a proposal at the table and then we got sued by the public saying there wasn't an opportunity to review that regulatory language prior to going into an effect.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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Marit Carlson-Van Dort“we're very sensitive to trying to be able to complete this process prior to June 1st so that the public at least prior to June 1st, so that the public can know what the rules are as you guys enter the season.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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Marit Carlson-Van Dort“I want to make sure that this doesn't, like I said, devolve into another, you know, another reconsideration type process, especially around particularly contentious allocative decisions that the board makes during its regular cycle.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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“Once it gets to the Lieutenant Governor, there is a 30-day waiting period.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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“this process will considerably slow down if there's an expectation that for every proposal that you deliberated on, like Lower Cook Inlet, Kodiak, and Upper Cook Inlet, to have some new information brought forward.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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“it invites at certain points in the regulatory process challenges to actions that the board takes that then become subject to litigation and can have other effects that, you know, may lead to the board having to take additional action and to finalize regulations.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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“that, that could add significant time significant cost to the department and time of department staff to prepare the board for that meeting.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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“If it's a significant change, like, you know, it adds new subject matter or an area of the Fisheries Management Plan that wasn't contemplated in the original proposal, that might constitute a, uh, that might warrant another 30-day notice period, in which case, um, board would potentially have to come back or just table the proposal altogether at that point.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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Marit Carlson-Van Dort“one of the primary concerns that I have is that this not devolve into essentially the board's reconsideration process. That's very important to me.”

Alaska Board of Fisheries: Committee on Board Process, Management, and Research Needs Meeting (10/21/2026) · Oct 21, 2026

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Becky Regula“So I think the easiest, the cleanest thing would be to postpone to a certain date, to a future meeting, give the union time to review and vote as well. And as Jody said, the assembly will need to vote on that contract before it's implemented.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Kirsten Dupree

“I just think that It's ridiculous that they're going to have to move this and not be able to keep it there until there is funding to do something closer to their Station 1 in town. It's, it's for their safety as well as ours, and that's important too.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Molly Tybur

“We hear talk about deciding which services to cut, but neither this assembly nor the public will get to decide. Our empty positions are already forcing those cuts every day. Today, one cannot walk in and get a building permit review. The library is closed for a week due to limited staffing.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Zane Browning

“our borough manager said, and I'm paraphrasing as I do not have the con— the transcript. We are not required to go to arbitration. I believe that bargaining in good faith does not just mean fulfilling requirements, but instead listening and considering both sides.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Molly Tybur

“We do not feel one side should be able to force anything on the other and call it an agreement. To prevent yet another adjustment of the budget, wait until membership has voted upon the wages.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Daniel Byrd

“we have to move them as we agreed to, you know, to do the site work. But now they cannot go back to Skow Bay. They can— we need to find us a separate home, and they're going to go in storage until such a time that we can find this.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Aaron Hankins

“if you approve this in 3 readings, the next 3 readings, it's just a placeholder. It's not saying, okay, you're going to do this, because the assembly still has to vote on the union contract before it goes into effect.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Jeff Meucci“That'll give us a couple of weeks for the employees union to, you know, talk about their vote. And when we come up against the third reading, if we still need time, we can certainly postpone it under the third reading.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Zane Browning

“Our negotiations led to mediations. Those led to a sort of stagnation where, to my knowledge, the borough was unwilling to accept the offer. And now, instead of what I believe to be the proper channel, which would be arbitration, the borough has opted to force the contract that they prefer. And this, I believe, is not in good faith.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Jeff Meucci“we talk about supporting the fire department, but supporting the fire department means spending some money to make sure they have the basics on what they need. And I'm all for moving them to that pole yard.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Steve Giesbrecht“if, if the money was taken from water, wastewater, or power and light, it would have to be paid back. But for the harbor, there's an exception in how the charter is written. So yes, the money could come out of the harbor fund and would not have to be paid back.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Aaron Hankins

“I would anticipate it being closer to $650,000 to construct the building, pour the concrete for the footing and all that, which just makes it that much more expensive and that much harder on the borough”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Jeff Meucci“I want to move this forward in its second reading. And the reason I want to move it forward is we'll get our second reading behind us.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Aaron Hankins

“Each jump in class equates to about a 10% raise in property insurance rates.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Bob Lynn“the motion on approving Ordinance 2020 2026-22 on the second reading is approved 5 to 1 with Member Marsh opposing.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Molly Tybur

“We are requesting that you delay the final reading of the ordinance 2026-22. Borough administrative staff is to send us a copy of their last, best, and final offer so we can take this into our membership for a vote. PMEA has been bargaining in good faith.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Daniel Byrd

“the permit, the Army Corps permit only requires that the land use where the property is now can only be marine-related, and the training props aren't marine-related.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Molly Tybur

“The past summer alone, we lost experienced— 8 experienced employees in just 30 days. Several of these key roles are still vacant.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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James Valentine“I look at this number, you know, $1.1 million, that is chump change compared to some of the numbers that we've been talking about for so many projects coming up that are going to these big capital lists, right?”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Aaron Hankins

“removal of the training facility itself and not reestablishing it would drop us by like 0.37 points. So not quite a full point, but just that by itself is enough to drop us into the next category because we're just got our toes into Class 4.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Molly Tybur

“Both police and dispatch have not had a job applicant in close to 1 year. At Mountain View Manor, we are in a constant cycle of hiring just to keep essential resident support staffed. Our street crew is not running at full staff with winter right around the corner.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Aaron Hankins

“May 5th, 2025, the Borough Assembly voted to approve Ordinance 2025-04, the Marine Industrial Overlay. This is what I'm told was the set in stone. This will be used for marine use only. This was done in conjunction with the Army Corps permit that was authorized”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Donna Marsh

“I have not had a chance yet to meet with Jody, uh, and so until I get caught up, I'm wondering if that might be a good option to just postpone that until all the assembly members can have an opportunity to see where the numbers are, um, and then proceed from that point. And it would also give the voters of the union a chance to vote.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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David Berg

“We need to have a 3-story structure that matches the maximum height of the present building codes in Petersburg. We need to be able to throw ladders and tall ladders and practice the various techniques of lowering occupants and down firefighters from compromised buildings.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Zane Browning

“I am prepared to vote on it when one is provided to me.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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James Valentine“I think site number 1 makes the most sense, and it's— everything's just going to continue getting more expensive the longer. If we put it on this capital list, it's going to get shoved of down”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Daniel Byrd

“we got to tear down the tower out there, and there's no guarantee that the tower is going to be able to be reassembled after the site work is done. So I'm guessing that we're going to lose our training tower out there, and the replacement cost is about $400,000 to $600,000 for new training facility.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Donna Marsh

“Now, could I propose an amendment to that? And that would be to, um, remove the portion of the wage adjustment to allow for the union to vote.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Aaron Hankins

“Currently, right now, we are trying to get stuff out of there because we're trying to meet that November 30 deadline when the, um, um, whoever's running the project turns it over to a bidder for the contract”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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Jeff Meucci“we talked about borrowing money from the Harbor Reserve since this is a harbor project we have going on. And I was told, and it wasn't in writing, that yeah, we could do that, we could borrow that money, but we would have to pay it back to that department with interest.”

Petersburg Borough: Assembly Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

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