Nicholas Begich: “There happens to be a housing crisis in Ketchikan.”

“Now, the bridge to nowhere, right. Is actually a bridge to the airport. And that airport sits on Gravena island, and there is a tremendous amount of developable land there. Okay. Now, There happens to be a housing crisis in Ketchikan. People cannot afford to buy starter homes and their first homes there. It's just gotten too expensive because there's not enough land available in large part.” (09:11–09:16)

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