A: Born in Albert Lea, Minn., to a family of two sisters and one brother, I came to Winona to attend WSU in 1977. Following college, I was hired by the local cable company and did local television programming including sporting events, talk shows involving local issues and officials, community events, entertainment and many other types of programming. I worked with dozens of local groups and institutions to help promote or raise awareness about them. Later in life, I worked for Sprint and was assigned business accounts that would contact me with any cell phone issue that I would be tasked to resolve. Various groups I have been involved with include Winona Civic Association, Community Theatre, Boy Scouts, Watkins Home theatrical production, Community Memorial Hospital Follies benefits, monthly television shows on the Senior Citizens Friendship Center and Winona Chamber of Commerce and video presentations on mandatory reporting for primary school teachers, Police Department DARE program and Sauer Memorial Home to name a few.

A: I listen well and will weigh all sides of an issue and will work well with other city officials to resolve issues and concerns, both large and small. I am familiar with Winona and its residents and many are familiar with me and can trust I will work hard for them and be transparent in the workings of city government. Being retired, I can devote the majority of my time to serving Winona as councilman.

Opportunities include being business friendly, both small and large business, to increase tax base and bring new jobs to Winona.

A: To be a strong voice for the for the people of Winona at the city government level and do my best to resolve their issues and concerns in a fair and constructive way. Some important issues today in Winona that I would work hard to resolve include affordable housing, especially for the working class; the backlog of maintenance needed at City parks and facilities while keeping taxes in check; the arts in Winona and keeping Winona a vibrant, fiscally responsible community.

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Some projects could be funded by applying for grants and would consider hiring, at least at a part time level, a grant writer.

Winona sends $28 million in local sales tax to the state, which doesn’t have to do anything to obtain this money. Sending a portion of this money back to Winona would seem a fair request.

A: Affordable housing will be an ongoing issue. Community development organizations and committees have their work cut out for them, and the council must work closely with them for various options. There have been talks in the past about an agreement with Wilson Township to acquire some of its acreage, as that is one of the few directions we can go for expansion. If we can gain more city land and develop more homes and rental options, we can alleviate the drastic increased cost in rent and homeownership, much of which is caused by lack of existing properties.

Local aid from the state has been decreasing despite budget surpluses at the state level. Council needs to be aggressive in getting this aid up to appropriate levels.

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A: People should understand the 11% increase does not mean everyone's local taxes are going up 11%. They will increase a smaller percentage than that based on home values and other factors.

Police need out support with a fiscally responsible new police station and much of our policing involves dealing with mental health issues. Money has been and should be allocated for mental health professionals to work with these issues.