Through the years, we (Jonathan King and Nolan Klouda) have found that we now have a lot in frequent:
• We’re residents of the West Anchorage Meeting district and multi-decade residents of Anchorage.
• We’ve not too long ago served in management roles on the Municipality of Anchorage’s Finances Advisory Fee.
• We’re mother and father of kids born in Anchorage and share the hope that Anchorage is usually a good spot for them to develop up, and sooner or later, shall be a viable selection for the place they need to dwell as adults.
• We’ve dedicated our skilled lives to strengthening Alaska’s communities, companies and organizations by means of our work as an economist and an financial developer.
• We consider that integrity, honesty, service and “strolling the discuss” are crucial parts of our private lives and for creating efficient authorities.
Such as you, we now have witnessed a speedy erosion of these vital values, Anchorage’s high quality of life, and the viability of this metropolis as a fantastic place to dwell during the last a number of years. Was it the earthquake of 2018 that brought about this decline? No. Was it the COVID-19 pandemic? No. It’s the dearth of management in, and rising ineffectiveness of, government management in Anchorage’s Metropolis Corridor. We all know that Anchorage’s municipal authorities can do higher as a result of we now have seen it do higher. Our “can do higher” is rapidly turning right into a “should do higher.” As a municipality, we’re more and more failing to deal with the wants which kind the muse of our collective high quality of life. The longer we fail to satisfy our challenges, the harder and painful our restoration.
Such as you, we would like extra for our group and we would like higher from our native management. For that motive, we’re extending our commonality to one thing that every of us has not often performed: endorsing a politician. We help Anna Brawley for the West Anchorage Meeting seat within the April election and we ask you to do the identical. Anna is the fast previous chair of the Finances Advisory Fee. She didn’t be part of the fee to construct a resume or as a stepping stone; she joined to make a distinction for the folks of Anchorage. We all know her want to create a greater future for all of us is what motivates her to run for Meeting. Anna is ready to do the job: She is aware of the funds and the way it will get constructed, she is aware of Anchorage’s neighborhoods and communities, and she or he listens to all comers. In our expertise, she is the perfect ready member we’ve ever labored with in our time on the fee. Her questions are insightful and incisive. These are attributes we’d like in our meeting. Anna embodies the clear, moral, well-prepared and efficient management that’s key to constructing a vibrant future.
The strongest bulwark towards the continued erosion of our frequent future is an Meeting that may do its homework, battle cronyism and work collectively to create a imaginative and prescient for a greater future. Anna Brawley has the values, expertise, expertise and temperament to guide this metropolis to that place all of us need and deserve. We respectfully ask you to offer her your vote.
Jonathan King and Nolan Klouda are residents of the West Anchorage district of the Anchorage Meeting.
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