Contributed by Linda Combs
Hi neighbors. I am Linda Combs and I have worked alongside you, the Palmer city residents and the Palmer business community, for the past 34 years to ensure that our community serves everyone to the best of its abilities.
Palmer's success to date has been built upon previous generations' careful attention to basic services such as roads, water and sewer service, as well as police and fire protection. This has provided the strong foundation that has made our town “Alaska at its Best”. I am asking for your vote on October 6th for Palmer City Council to allow me to continue to serve you and our delightful community.
My involvement in Palmer over the past three decades has included all areas and interests in this beautiful community. These days we face many uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on our daily lives. Palmer, just like our beautiful state, will in the long-term continue to provide us with a solid, individual and business friendly town that is the envy of many other communities in Alaska. Those towns are particularly envious because so many of the residents are dedicated to adhering to the strong foundation that has been built here out of a firm community commitment to quality of life.
In the past, I have been told that one of the reasons for not going to vote was a lack of knowledge about the candidates and or the issues. Please feel free to contact me anytime with your questions or concerns. I am easily found through the City of Palmer’s website. Open and frequent communication is a big part of what I have promoted these past 8 1/2 years, and I believe it has paid off. I would ask that you not base an opinion on a headline or a quick soundbite because in today’s world that is all too often done and does not serve anyone well. Again, please feel free to talk to me at any time.
If you ask around the community, you will be told that I have consistently represented our citizens’ concerns and have unfailingly served to the very best of my abilities. I do sincerely believe that Palmer is poised to weather the current crisis in a reasonably comfortable manner as long as the visions and plans the Council of the past five to seven years are continued to be implemented. Government processes can certainly be lengthy; however, it provides the means to be organized in a manner in which with deliberate care may be taken in order to best serve the interests of the majority of the community. Obviously, the City Council will need to be vigilant in regards to adhering to a reasonable budget when the whole state is facing long-term reductions in revenue. My record on budget issues will show that I have supported the areas of public safety, and necessary services in a careful and conservative manner.
Once again, I am asking that you will vote on October 6th in the City of Palmer Election, and a vote for me will allow me to continue to serve and represent you.
