12/09/2009
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"But, unfortunately, we're seeing--many of those who have been willing to collaborate and sit around the table at the Tongass Futures Roundtable, they're peeling off of that."
"I feel pretty discouraged. That's why I started off my comments today asking if your folks would be willing to sit down with the people in Wrangell to talk about a local plan there."
"We know that it's going to be expensive to replace them, but we also know that we have to have them."
"I think we recognize that when we're dealing with these tough budgets, some of these line items are going to raise some eyebrows."