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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
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
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
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
Troy Vincent
“Again, going off the 10 that's already allowed, it's not going to cause any more.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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
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
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
Michelle Kincaid
“the variance request fails on all 6 requirements. It's a typical corner lot surrounded by 3 streets and 1 privately owned adjoining property.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
Michelle Kincaid
“Code 1776 does not allow change of use to increase its nonconformity. The variance request would give the applicant special privileges, rights no one else has.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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
Marty Kincaid
“there is the Dairy Queen right next door that is for sale. My solution is sell this building that does not meet the parking. It'd be great to have a barbecue place. Nobody's saying no against barbecue.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
Marty Kincaid
“the taxpayers are paying for the maintenance of the parking, not a private individual. You're competing against private enterprises where the city is doing all the snowplowing, the maintenance, the insurance, etc., where that should be borne by the business, not the city, not the taxpayers.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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
Marty Kincaid
“one individual, because he made a bad business decision. When I make a bad commercial investment, I don't put it on anybody else to absorb my mistake.”Palmer: Sep. 17, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission · Sep 22, 2026