Our new Mayor, Daniel Sullivan, is asking you to participate in a survey on how to best balance the Anchorage budget.  Mayor Sullivan is taking the time to step back to look at the city services for cost-effectiveness before making decisions on how to spend your tax dollar.

I know that we all have opinions about making Anchorage a better place to live, how the municipality can serve us better and how money should be spent.  Many states and cities have found themselves out of money because they have tried to spend their way to prosperity.  The only way to prosperity is through common sense budgeting and spending within that budget.  Living through overspending and borrowing is an inevitable road to disaster.

Each and every one of us must prioritize the way we spend money, especially if you want to save for the future.  Mayor Sullivan seems to recognize the fact that the municipality must do the same.

Please take the time to send your ideas for improvements and budget cuts. Let the Mayor and his administrators know what they can do to serve you better.

Anchorage Survey - if this link does not open the survey page, please go to the municipality website at: http://socsurvey.muni.org/.

Pauline Hofseth - your Anchorage real estate resource guide