Yeah, I love the summers here, this city is a nice size, but the winters are just too long.
APD probably isn't hiring because of city budget cuts. The mayor is on a big "balance the budget" thing right now so in city government and services there have been hiring freezes, wage concessions, and some job cuts - mostly thru attrition but there have been some layoffs. A-town isn't as bad off economically as other places (0 to -1% growth projected next year. Past 15 years have been constant 1% growth per year.)
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