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

Clips from Denali BoroughClear

0:01

Tina Graham

“I would second that motion.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:15

Stephanie (Director)

“And honestly, I think it's a great testing the waters situation for potential future projects, really.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:23

Katie

“That he had heard from some of the folks in that area that maybe it was a little bit off-putting, but we haven't heard from any of them specifically.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:05

Tina Graham

“Well, and then it won't feel so long between our October meeting and our February meeting if we meet in November.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:29

Tina Graham

“it's very interesting to me that we got so many, um, public comments because I believe the comment went like this, hey, is there anything out this Stampede Way where there's some borough land out there? Is there anywhere out there that might be of good use?”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:07

“Yeah, and I'd be curious if they had any previous agreement to clean up, you know, what's already been deposited there.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:08

Tina Graham

“That is momentous. This is your first official—. I think it is. We're like real committee people now, you guys.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:24

Tina Graham

“I don't know where in the borough that's close to Healy that we could have a shooting range that won't be heard by somebody.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:21

Katie

“as evidenced by a lot of the public comments we got, if we're putting in something new, people may not just be willing to approach it the same way that people in Anderson have been.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:15

Tina Graham

“I'll just go ahead on to the Healy area shooting range work session. We had 4 people here in person.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:12

Patrice Levine

“And it will be, uh, November 11th is their meeting, which— and it will be.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:28

Amber Renshaw “somebody who's familiar with the Anderson shooting range said basically the same thing like what you heard from the Cantwell, is that there's residents close by, and once they're hearing shooting after a certain hour, they call a neighbor, what's going on? If none of them are aware of it, they go down together and they address the issue.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:06

Tina Graham

“The Abigail Sawyer ski trail, a Nordic ski trail, exactly. Yeah, all of that stuff.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:09

Tina Graham

“one of the things that was commented was that the Cantwell shooting range is pretty close to residents.”

Denali Borough: October 21, 2006 Community & Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting · Oct 21, 2026

0:27

Chris Noel “In the last cycle, we know that Denali Borough was funded a temporary position to help us coordinate this effort over the next 5 years. We also just recently learned that 2 other projects that were submitted by the Alaska Municipal League as part of a bundle were funded, including a new ambulance for Cantwell. And a new medium rescue truck for Tri-Valley Volunteer Fire Department.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:17

Dominic Canale “I want to extend a welcome to Nate as our Emergency Services Manager, and really appreciate you, Nate, for jumping in to help facilitate solutions for maintaining our Cantwell EMS and fire protective services.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:17

Chris Noel “moving to emergency planning, I guess I'll just start by welcoming our new emergency manager, um, Nate Grimes.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:28

Chris Noel “we would be applying each cycle to extend this throughout the 5 years, hopefully, and that's right, continue that, that's the plan. That's the plan. And as has been mentioned, there's a current opening application period open for up to $75 million of the total. Annual of $272 million with a deadline of October 28th.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:25

Chris Noel “Just adding on to what Nate mentioned on the Rural Health Transformation Program, there's another, the first cycle of year 2 of this $272 million opportunity is open. And so we're targeting that for both EMS.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:28

Nathanael Grimes

“We didn't come up with an exact date on the, the next meeting, but roughly every other week at least to make sure we're all on the same page. All of the emergency responders in the borough are very well aware of the need, and we're working solutions. We're actively having that conversation to see what that looks like, at least for the winter. And then at the same time, thinking long term, trying to utilize the Rural Health Care Transformation Project, utilize those grant funds to to aid that.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:32

Nathanael Grimes

“we're going to be closing Closing up on a couple applications this week, actually, for the Rural Healthcare Transformation Project with the state. We have a lot of really good applications that are going out, and it's just all in preparation for trying to transform essentially the emergency services, especially on the healthcare side, the model, the footprint that we have in the Denali Borough.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:19

Chris Noel “$337,000 For Camwell, $698,000 for Tri-Valley. So two, you know, key pieces of equipment that will come at no cost, no local dollar cost. So that's huge. And we're in the thick of it. The deadline for this cycle is October 28th.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:24

Nathanael Grimes

“I think we're really kind of at the, really kind of at the verge of seeing a radical change in what access to healthcare and especially emergency healthcare is going to look like in our area within the next 3 to 5 years.”

Denali Borough: October 14, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Oct 14, 2026

0:21

David Alexander “But it still seems like, you know, it's October. Couldn't we, you know, get that possibly done before next year? It just seems a shame to, I after all this time to be this close and then just keep putting it off.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:28

Walt Warner

“even adding the tipping fees, you know, we're still heavily subsidizing the the transfer stations. So, um, it's, it's, you know, just reality. Everything costs more, um, you know, and it costs more for us to operate the transfer station. And, you know, we can't subsidize it 100%.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:37

Jeremy Stanfield “I, I gotta push back on this a little. As I, you know, read through it, um, you know, it, it seems to me like this year was the learning year, uh, or I guess last year, however you want to look at it. Um, no fees, fees are waived, you help us get this program underway, and it feels like that didn't happen.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:14

Walt Warner

“I think it would be a mistake to just, you know, postpone it another year. And I understand that's complicated and difficult.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:43

Jeremy Stanfield “it definitely seems like an uphill battle to get this program underway and going. But, you know, next on the docket is changing fee recommendations for solid waste. Like, there, things are gonna change and evolve, and I just would like to see it.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:37

Jeremy Stanfield “I would rather push back the opposite way and put it together and, you know, get, get some buy-in, and we can get feedback that way. It just It seems like this program was established, you know, many years ago. We're just trying to get it underway.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:38

Walt Warner

“I feel like we went into this year saying, hey, um, let's get this program going, we're going to waive the these with the understanding that, you know, we're going to start collecting these fees next year. And I, you know, it's what we've been asked to do by a pretty good portion of our constituency.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:15

Walt Warner

“with regard to the land use, you know, that, man, that is a can of worms. Thank you for tackling it. I do hope we can find a way to move forward because that's what we've been asked to do.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:40

Jeremy Stanfield “To me, it feels like this has been a venture that has been asked for and has not been pushed forward until recently, and I just want to see it keep moving forward, and it feels to me like just starting with that fee next year, $5, whatever it is, is the right way to go with that.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:14

Jeremy Stanfield “the 10% does kind of start putting a separation between us and the other areas that we kind of benchmarked, but, you know, we're, you know, in a different area.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:12

David Alexander “we want to make, have enough fees to cover our costs, but, you know, discourage as much use of the landfill as possible. It's, it's kind of a weird balance.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:18

Walt Warner

“I'm good with all the changes. I think they are prudent, and I like the idea of doing it you know, analyzing and making adjustments on a more regular basis, I think, is wise.”

Denali Borough: October 7, 2026 Finance Committee Meeting · Oct 7, 2026

0:17

Jared Zimmerman “Yeah, that's what I got. I don't think I have anything that hasn't already been well articulated.”

Denali Borough: September 9, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 9, 2026

0:28

“the comment from, uh, Miss Mulry. She did attend the meeting, it looked like, and just expressed her concerns for fire and emergency response in that Cantwell area. And I just want to make sure that as a board, we're, we're highlighting that until we can again find a solution that kind of works for everybody.”

Denali Borough: September 9, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 9, 2026

0:34

Jared Zimmerman “nice to know there's somebody on the other end of the line, even if they are still— better they're, they're 20, 30 miles away than 120 or whatever, whatever it is. So, yeah, I would encourage us to be, you know, good partners with the people down there that are trying to fulfill that service.”

Denali Borough: September 9, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 9, 2026

0:41

Jared Zimmerman “I kind of feel like with, with the increased revenue that we had with, uh, the, uh, the Alkamal marijuana tax and the increase in the bed tax, I think was passed by the voters with the expectation that we would do good things with the extra money. Um, and I think that guaranteeing— not guaranteeing, but doing what we can to support EMS service year-round throughout the borough is one of those things would be high on that, high on that list.”

Denali Borough: September 9, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 9, 2026

0:18

“I did attend the Cantwell Fire Department meeting on the 1st, and it was a pretty tough meeting, but hopefully going forward we can collaborate and try and find a solution kind of short-term, long-term, and, and, you know, forever as we work together.”

Denali Borough: September 9, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 9, 2026

0:49

Jared Zimmerman “with Campbell Hall Fire and EMS, I think it is worth Yeah, I think evaluating on a, you know, a worldwide basis, it's not just what's happening in Cantwell, but whatever, if there is a role for us to play, I think what I see is a largely successful model of that summer medic program, I think is a great place to start.”

Denali Borough: September 9, 2026 Assembly Meeting · Sep 9, 2026