They will put it to vote what services we would like to cut.

WE would like to see an entire accounting of city funds, including the reserve depreciation accounts and an accounting of all city funds spent before we can make an educated decision.

The city has had quite a bit of extra funding this year, so we need to know what they did with it and why they are asking for more from the public.

It was brought up at the meeting that city employees have the cadillac of health care plans and that there has already been a proposal to reduce health care cost by $150,000 that the city council did not bother to look at. There are plenty of other ways to reduce spending, so given the details, we can all make suggestiongs and be part of the process.

Many people spoke against the gasline expenses, being forced by the city against their will to pay huge costs that they cannot afford. It is not that people are against gas necessarily, but the way the city is doing it. It was mentioned that if we put this much effort and expense into alternative energy, we will protect ourselves from the rising costs of natural gas we can all see coming (with the false scarcity lies about running out when actually trying to drive the cost to double what it is. They are getting use to the profits they are making in Asia, and want that in Alaska as well)

Buccaneer was also brought up at the meeting. We need to know how much Buccaneer owes at this point, and what they city is doing to make sure they pay. They do not have a good history of paying their bills. We need to stop pretending that rig is in any shape to drill anywhere, and figure out what we are going to do about it.

All in all, it was good news and a good conversation.
Keep Speaking up Homerites! For the Win!