Mayor’s office reporting $14 million surplus from first quarter

The Mayor’s Office in Anchorage is reporting a $14 million surplus after revising its first-quarter budget.
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Mayor Ethan Berkowitz (Photo courtesy of Municipality of Anchorage)The Administration says the extra funds are from cost saving measures in department’s across the municipality, as well as lower fuel costs from less-than-expected snow plow and removal this winter. Four-and-a-half million dollars came from an unanticipated increase in revenues, according to a