The main reason I ran for City Commission was that I wanted to ensure that there was a voice of the Resident on the Commission. Leading up to my campaign, I heard from many people that they felt as if they were not being heard or listened to. When I first heard that, I...
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Fargo Forum WF City Commission Candidate Info
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
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...
Other Issues
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...
Planting the Seed
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...
Let’s be Proactive
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...
Special Assessments Part 3: What Can Be Done?
Special Assessments are always in the back of people's minds. Specials don't typically come to the forefront until projects are assessed and properties affected are notified by letter that a Special Assessment is coming. When a notice gets sent out, property owners can protest the Special Assessment. If the majority of the owners protest,...
Special Assessments Part 2: Funding Sources for Projects
There are a number of ways that a project can be funded. The City of West Fargo most often uses Special Assessments, however, there are other methods that can be used. Sales tax is one way that funds projects. West Fargo has a 2% sales tax, with 75% of that (or 1.5%) going towards...
A Little Deeper: Respect and Represent the Residents
Respect is something that should be a given. It's not something that's earned, it's automatic. That's my mindset at least. Respect is something I don't feel is entirely missing but I know there are a number of people who feel disrespected by the Commission and the City. With the feeling of disrespect comes the...
A Little Deeper: Transparency
Transparency is something that is talked about often. When it comes to government and tax payer's money, there needs to be as much transparency as possible. There have been a couple of topics that have come up to show increased transparency is needed: One example is the City's decision to not maintain the unimproved...