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Paul Thissen wins second term in House District 63A!
CONGRATULATIONS FRED WROGE!
Fred Wroge, newly elected City Council member for Ward 2, submitted his stance on several issues in a Letter to the Editor in the Richfield SunCurrent for citizens to look for in the future:
"If you want to:
Feel assured your tax dollars are being spent wisely;
If you believe it is important to give homeowners an incentive to improve our housing stock:
If you believe that we should give fair and full consideration to all issues before the City Council:
If you believe that we should support and help our business community prosper:
If you believe the right of eminent domain (that is, the right of the government to take our property) should only be used to build hospitals, roads, schools or government buildings:
If you believe a franchise fee on utility bills is just a smokescreen to hide the real cost of property taxes:
If you believe that someone should be asking more questions about city expenditures:
If you believe we need to do a better job of enforcing ordinances regarding noise (boom box radios), visual clutter (signs) and speeding - things I call quality-of-life issues - I thank you for your votes.
I am currently a member of the City Hall Task Force and was a past member of the Richfield Parks Redevelopment Committee. I am proud that the Roosevelt Park Little League complex was a result of that participation. I am endorsed by the AFL-CIO. I will work hard to make sure Richfield and all of our residents are treated fairly and equitably by Metropolitan Airports Commission. I will not support changing the City Charter to all but eliminate referendums, initiatives or recalls.
I have reached out to former mayors and City Council members of our community to get their vision of Richfield. They have shared their views and thoughts with me, and I want to thank all of them publicly for meeting with me. I will continue to seek them out for their perspectives.
I will give you accountability and value from our government. I will look for compromise. I will support those who are right - and oppose those who are not working in the best interest of our city.
Let's get back to a common-sense approach to solving issues that our community is facing. Thank you for your support."
Citizens are welcome to contact him with any concerns, questions and/or suggestions they have.