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

Clips from City and Borough of JuneauClear

Angie Flick “So $3.2 million of the restricted budget reserve is— was pulled out for glof. You also have just about $2.5 million set aside for the Eagle Crest deficit, which I know is something we can— is on the agenda to talk about on Wednesday.”

Juneau: Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Nov 2, 2026

Beth Weldon “before we get too excited about the $12 million, we still have the glop conversation. Um, see no further questions. Um, I'll have a question. So the restricted budget reserve, we pulled some money out of that without replacing it. Can you give me a ballpark figure of that and just remind my assembly members that we are supposed to replace this when we pull it out?”

Juneau: Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Nov 2, 2026

Angie Flick “we went from March having $12 million to July having $10 million, and now because we've experienced everything in FY26, we're up to $18 million. So we've got an increase— almost $19 million— an increase of $8.6 million from the adopted budget.”

Juneau: Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Nov 2, 2026

Angie Flick “As we looked through the various ways that we can slice and dice sales tax data, the biggest driver was an anything that used fuel. So anything that needed a barge to come up here, anything that needed a plane to come up here, whether that was a thing or a person, you know, those, those were so clear as differences from a year ago. And, and you all know when you drive by anywhere that's got the fuel price, diesel at over $6 is mind-blowing.”

Juneau: Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Nov 2, 2026

Katie Koester “Tonight's item is a fiscal update on FY26. This is in preparation for your retreat.”

Juneau: Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Nov 2, 2026

Angie Flick “If you were to, um, direct us to resolve the Eagle Crest fund deficit through regular unrestricted general funds, it would take you from $17 million up to $19.5 million.”

Juneau: Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Nov 2, 2026

Angie Flick “at the end of FY27, after all of the budget decisions were made And, um, with anticipated FY26 legislation, you were going to be at, um, $3.3 million.”

Juneau: Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Nov 2, 2026

Shem Suter

“And then we've also got the recapitalization of the existing float system at Statter Harbor. So that's pretty significant. There's a planned expansion as well.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Paul Kelly “So I, I read this amendment to say that it would be assembly direction. We usually give direction through motions, resolutions, or ordinances.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Beth Weldon “I will note that our Port Director Yucatel and Docks and Harbors Chair Suter are both in the audience tonight, and I recommend the assembly take public testimony and adopt this ordinance.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Beth Weldon “And I would imagine if you ask most fishermen, they would agree with that. And it's a little different from user fees in my opinion, because we also— boats also have to pay harbor fees, so that would be their user fee.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Beth Weldon “Seeing none, that ordinance as amended has passed. And thank you, gentlemen, for being here tonight.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Shem Suter

“Um, our Aurora Harbor office needs to be recapitalized. That's a very, very old office, and it was originally a— they tell me a garage. So those are a couple of the highlights. There's quite a bit more, but we'll keep it at that for now. That's probably $300-400 million worth.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Nano Brooks “the docks and harbors do have a lot of major needs, and, uh, I don't want to see us getting in a habit of, um, you know, taking unnecessarily from them. So just want to, um, Just want to bring that to light a little bit and make sure that we're being considerate of all the work that they need to do and with the limited resources that they have as well.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Shem Suter

“I'm just here tonight to ask you to take a good hard look at where the fish tax goes and see if we can continue to send that towards the docks and harbors.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Beth Weldon “My amendment would be add an Item C, unless otherwise directed by the assembly due to extenuating fiscal circumstances, state shared revenue from the raw fish tax shall be deposited in the harbor fund to be used for harbor purposes. So, and the purpose of this one is a little bit weird. And yes, I do have a history of fishing, but typically not always. And there's many communities that use it for other things, but it stays within the harbor.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Shem Suter

“We've got the recapitalization of the Statter Harbor breakwater that's probably the most pressing. We've got some stuff out in North Douglas that we're looking at, the boat launch ramp, we're just getting that teed up, it's in its infancy.”

Juneau: October 26, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Oct 26, 2026

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs “It would be a policy decision if we decide, because the e-motos are— is where we want to put our focus, if we table the other one. It is kind of getting out of the e-bike game entirely.”

Juneau: September 21, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Sep 21, 2026

Nano Brooks “is Mendenhall Mall Road private or public?”

Juneau: September 21, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Sep 21, 2026

Nano Brooks “in the earlier meeting, $500 was mentioned. So if our maximum is $500, it should be up to $500”

Juneau: September 21, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Sep 21, 2026

Nano Brooks “when mentioning the, uh, permissible use areas of Montana Creek and Area 35, the amendment would be to add, and all other aerial areas where similar use is permitted.”

Juneau: September 21, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Sep 21, 2026

Neil Steininger “kind of the end result here is e-motos would be treated the same as dirt bikes. Currently are treated. Is that accurate to say”

Juneau: September 21, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Sep 21, 2026

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs “I would move that we direct staff to postpone the PRAC ordinance 2020— or sorry, not PRAC, uh, ordinance 2026-41 to align with when this will be heard so they can both be heard at the same time.”

Juneau: September 21, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Sep 21, 2026

Nano Brooks “It was expressed that, you know, most of these vehicles don't have VIN numbers.”

Juneau: September 21, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Sep 21, 2026

Beth Weldon “if we get money for this, it would be one-time money, and we have a structural deficit in our budget, and we have $7-8 million that we have to come up with.”

Juneau: August 17, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Aug 17, 2026

Greg Smith “I guess I'm kind of like don't kick the dog if it's not misbehaving.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs “if that is a reason to make you put everything in your back pocket, as a member of the public, as someone who doesn't sit on a dais, I would absolutely not have trust of that industry, and I would absolutely want my local elected leaders to do something about it.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Maureen Hall “we still need both parties to show up for our negotiations over the use of the marine passenger funds. And I'm not saying we're bowing in to the industry. I'm saying I think we have a lot to gain by continuing with collaboration.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

“for the many years that I've been on the Assembly, I have seen overwhelming support for the 5-ship limit. It's consistently a thing that scores very highly in all of our surveys.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Neil Steininger “And so I think it's prudent to wait.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs “there is nothing in the VITIF's charge that has anything to do with a 5-ship limit and whether it should be legislated. It has nothing to do with their work.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

“now we have the opportunity to make this very popular public good ironclad, and we're hesitating. And that seems to me like we were just wanting to kick the can down the road, like we're not wanting to make this official.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

“this is about community trust. You all might trust the industry, the, the larger public does not.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Christine Woll “I think we are losing it. We have data that shows that, and this is one middle of the road thing that we can do to help keep that on board.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Christine Woll “there are lots of people in this community paying attention to the case law. We will see an initiative from our citizens.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

“The city does get sued every day. That cannot be how we make our decisions.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

“if after the case law that we have in Maine, we can't take what what I wanted to keep as kind of like the light version of like, let's just say 5 ships and put that in ordinance. We can't do that, then I question whether the city will ever be ready.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Paul Kelly “I am going to move to amend the mayor's motion to send this to public hearing and then back to committee.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs “when it comes to exerting local control as a local government, this is absolutely a policy decision that the Assembly needs to make. It is not going to come from an advisory body that is set up.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Neil Steininger “I don't want to waste a lot of money on attorney work if we haven't done the homework ourselves before we jump into a decision.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Christine Woll “my intent was not to relitigate the 5-ship limit. We have heard a lot of, I think, misinformation about what this ordinance would do. It wouldn't change anything about the current policy that we have in place that is well supported. Um, so same boundaries, same number of ships.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs “knowing that it has that strong community support for the 5-ship limit, And then by putting it in ordinance, really formalizing that local control, um, is what this is about for me.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Christine Woll “I heard some people say it was permanent. It's not permanent. It's an ordinance. It can be changed. It doesn't have any impact on Gold Belt's development or prevent that development.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Alicia Hughes-Skandijs “But I think for a government to do an ordinance, if that sours a relationship, then I would question personally how good the relationship was in the first place.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Christine Woll “The community does not trust that the industry does not want to grow beyond 5 ships. They hear some of the same things I do.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Christine Woll “I think that question is really about who gets to set the limits on tourism in our community. Is it Juneau? Or is it the industry?”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Greg Smith “this has been seemingly a collaborative process. We've gotten, you know, agreement with the main lines. I guess, I guess I'm just kind of curious again, like, why seemingly we are... why, I guess, why legislate and maybe kind of I guess I don't want to say sour the relationship.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026

Christine Woll “This legislation would require only one party, um, to, to make a decision.”

Juneau: August 31, 2026 Assembly Committee of the Whole Worksession · Aug 31, 2026