Burn! - 09/22/17
Poor little Ethan.
The mayor’s race in particular will be closely watched due to a deterioration in the city’s quality of life in recent years, with murders, homelessness, rampant crime, and general lawlessness now becoming a concern.
Berkowitz filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission in August to retain his three-year post.
But headwinds have formed for the mayor. He clumsily managed his responses to the serial killings that took place in Anchorage after he became mayor, and he has been cavalier about Anchorage turning into “Little Chicago” under his watch, with record-setting violent deaths. Recently, he said he wasn’t worried about North Korea, but more about moose and bears. He forgot to mention any concern he felt about violent crime.
Property taxes rose 5.7 percent this year, city employees received $7 million in raises, the budget is the highest in history, and Berkowitz is on record saying that due to budget shortfall, citizens would have to choose between public safety and snow plowing. Meanwhile, municipal employees received hefty raises.
The mayor’s race in particular will be closely watched due to a deterioration in the city’s quality of life in recent years, with murders, homelessness, rampant crime, and general lawlessness now becoming a concern.
Berkowitz filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission in August to retain his three-year post.
But headwinds have formed for the mayor. He clumsily managed his responses to the serial killings that took place in Anchorage after he became mayor, and he has been cavalier about Anchorage turning into “Little Chicago” under his watch, with record-setting violent deaths. Recently, he said he wasn’t worried about North Korea, but more about moose and bears. He forgot to mention any concern he felt about violent crime.
Property taxes rose 5.7 percent this year, city employees received $7 million in raises, the budget is the highest in history, and Berkowitz is on record saying that due to budget shortfall, citizens would have to choose between public safety and snow plowing. Meanwhile, municipal employees received hefty raises.
