Reasons for running:
To provide the leadership the citizens of Mendota Heights expect and deserve.
To use my decades of experience in city government to guide Mendota Heights.
To focus on the needs and wants of the community while being cognizant of the budget.
To promote the lost idea that Mendota Heights is a unique suburb, spacious and gracious.
I plan to do the following:
Issues that face Mendota Heights:
Densification – decision by current city leadership to add multiple apartments and impact this will bring on city services, safety, and traffic.
Traffic – Partner with county and state resources to identify and implement solutions for the increasing traffic that is on the major county and state highways in Mendota Heights.
To provide the leadership the citizens of Mendota Heights expect and deserve.
To use my decades of experience in city government to guide Mendota Heights.
To focus on the needs and wants of the community while being cognizant of the budget.
To promote the lost idea that Mendota Heights is a unique suburb, spacious and gracious.
I plan to do the following:
- Listen to the community; Represent the community
- Identify the needs and wants of the community
- Reflect the opinions of the people
- Create a welcoming two-way communication method between the city council and residents
- Base decisions on facts and data
- Responsibly manage the city funds. Stem the growing budget.
- Trust the work of the city Commissions.
- Partner with county/state resources to implement solutions for MH traffic
- Ensure that Public Safety (Police and Fire) and Public facilities (streets, sewers, stormwater/natural environment protection) are prioritized and are cost effective for MH.
Issues that face Mendota Heights:
Densification – decision by current city leadership to add multiple apartments and impact this will bring on city services, safety, and traffic.
Traffic – Partner with county and state resources to identify and implement solutions for the increasing traffic that is on the major county and state highways in Mendota Heights.