Uncategorized Archives - Roben for West Fargo City Commission

Below are screenshots of the Forum’s West Fargo City Commission Guide. With the registration/paywall some people won’t be able to view this so I wanted to make it available to as many people as possible. Forum URL: https://www.inforum.com/news/government-and-politics/6510068-West-Fargo-City-Commission-election-Meet-the-candidates

Special Assessments Part 4: What I will do

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020UncategorizedLeave a comment

There most definitely needs to be some change to special assessments. I want to approach it strategically, and thoughtfully. So, I wanted to provide an update to my Part 3 on specials, and address specifically, some of the things I will do: I will make sure there's as much data and information available when assessments...

Other Issues

April 24, 2020January 11, 2022UncategorizedLeave a comment

If there's an issue that is important to you and you don't know where I stand, please reach out! Affordable Housing Affordable housing is always a topic that comes up. It is important that we have affordable housing for residents. It is important that the city work to maintain housing affordability and work with different...

Planting the Seed

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020UncategorizedLeave a comment

I recently finished reading a book written by Erik Hatch, Play for the Person Next to You. In this book he talks about servant leadership. There is a chapter that really resonated with me. The chapter discusses trust instead of transaction when formulating relationships. The chapter discusses how Hatch has worked on building relationships with...

Let’s be Proactive

January 24, 2020January 28, 2020UncategorizedLeave a comment

One thing that was brought up on a radio show I listened to yesterday was the Core Area Infrastructure. As many of you know, the West Fargo Core Area has aging infrastructure. Sewer and Water lines running underground are reaching ages of 40 to 50 years old. This area is predominantly between Main Ave and...