First-term representatives Maxine Dibert and Will Stapp were joined by Senator Scott Kawasaki to discuss developments in the state’s capital.
“We’re your employee right now. That’s the way I see it, so whatever comments you have to make, we take those, and we don’t take them lightly,” Kawasaki explained.
Discussing the current work of the legislature, Stapp said, “Some of the priorities that we have been discussing in the house are going to vary widely due to our nature of having a bigger body of members, but basically starting with fiscal stability, looking at a long-term fiscal plan, trying to mitigate long-term fiscal risk to the state.”
While most who spoke about the mine opposed the ore-hauling proposal, a couple of audience members spoke in favor of the project, including attendee Josh Church. “I sure hope once this project goes through, that it gets the foot in the door for the next project because I want my kids to grow up and have opportunities, and are there safety concerns? Sure, but I’m not really that worried about four trucks an hour driving on the Peger [Road],” he said.
One solution focused on increasing education funding from the state in the form of a higher Base Student Allocation. Chris Villano said from the audience, “I think it’s a crying shame that we cannot support our kids and their learning and the support staff and the teachers.”
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