Mayor Sitting Pretty in Face of Difficult Economic Times

This is going to be one of those years when nothing goes wrong for the current mayor of the City of Albuquerque. Albuquerque was name in the top ten for best places to live and has managed not to layoff government employees up to present. This is making it very difficult for his opponents to find any type of foot hold that would bring voter over to their side. The mayor is being very careful to make all of the right moves before the October election and up to present has done a good job. You got to hand it to the mayor when he wants to he can be a very good mayor. The problem is what his actions will be once he reelected to office? Will the city still have all of the services it provides at present or are we just buying time with this election?

Any opponent is going to have to provide voters will a vision of change that would be temping to the voting public. They will have to be able to look into the future and come up with a reason not to keep the current mayor which at present will be a very difficult task for anyone.

Our mayor knows that in order to draw businesses to this city services must be provided to the public. Cultural activities must be provided to the public. Ones that enrich the lives of both adults and children draw families to this city. Quality educational services must be available for all levels which includes after school programs around the city. Police must provide a safe place for families to work and play. Neighborhoods have to be cleaned up and the police have to be seen by middle class and upper class families as family friendly. Too much enforcement of traffic laws would only raise questions as to why the police are not dealing with more serious crimes in the city. Streets and the environment need to be managed in such way as to provide a quality environment. As long as all of this is taken care of then voters usually stay happy with the current elected officials. For a city the size of Albuquerque this management is no easy task and takes up a great deal of anyone’s time and energy.