Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in our 2021 Neighborhood Survey! We received hundreds of responses which provide my office with valuable guidance on East Anchorage and JBER’s priorities this session.
It is clear from your feedback that our neighbors in East Anchorage want the legislature to address the ongoing budget deficit, protect the PFD with a constitutional amendment, and pass meaningful legislation to address the economic harms caused by COVID-19.
I've included a few of the results below, but you can see all the survey results here:
Should the PFD be protected in the State Constitution?
60% Yes
24% No
15% Unsure
What should be the Legislature's top priority for 2021?
3.5%Addressing Crime
4.2% Addressing Homelessness
38.0%Addressing the Budget Deficit
16.2% Constitutional Amendment to Protect the PFD
10.4% COVID-19 Economic Relief
4.4% Other
23.4% (blank)
How should the State of Alaska address the COVID-19 pandemic?
7.2% Increase travel requirements for people entering Alaska
27.3% Increase unemployment insurance benefits for workers impacted by COVID-19
26.2% Other
10.9% Statewide mask mandate for indoor public places
24.8% Supplemental PFD
3.7%(blank)
During 2020 were you or anyone in your household unable to work or became unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
68.3% No
4.2% Prefer not to answer
13.0% Yes (myself)
13.9% Yes (Someone in household)
0.7% (blank)
Should the State eliminate the current per-barrel oil tax credit which has cost Alaska $4.3 Billion in the last seven years and cost us another $3.2 Billion over the next decade?
77% Yes
11% Unsure
11% No
Please don't hesitate to give my office a call at 907-465-2435 if you have any questions or concerns-- I'm always happy to talk!
