"In all, Herron said, the 33 communities in his district have been the beneficiaries of $634 million for 172 capital projects during his eight years in the House."

And yet many (most?) communities within his district still have no sewage system other than a common use sewage lagoon and marginal safe drinking water supplies.  Herron's statement pretty much says it all about motivation for our legislators to "serve" since oil money came to Alaska - shovel public largess to special interests to build anything and hope that some benefit will "trickle down" to the public. And from where will come the Operating Budget funds to maintain these projects?  Finally these political dinosaurs with no ability other than to spend are facing extinction.