[Winona Online Democracy] Hello, My name is Mark J. Westpfahl, and as many of you know, I recently ran for Mayor in Winona. I think it is great that so many people are speaking their minds, and making comments about the presidential race, BUt, we still have so many things to do right here in our city. Today, Mayor Miller went to represent us in rochester on the DM&E proposal meetings. Write to the mayor, and council members and let them know what you think about what is going on. The County of Winona is asking for imput on what to do about the courthouse situation. Call up Mr. Bell, and other members on the committee and ask them for a little more information about what decisions they are going to have to make on our behalfs. That is the only way they can know for sure what we think. Continue to write letters to the newspapers, even if they do not follow up with large stories about certain things, let them know that an issue is important to you. *I would love to get everyones imput on what we could do as a city to help make the downtown area thrive again. Can we work better with Winona Downtown Business Association---can we ask them to make a statement on what the average citizen of Winona can do to help them revitalize our downtown. *What can we do to clean up our parks---especially in the summer months. Down by the lakes there are many softball fields that have alot of recyclables on the ground. This would be my propsal.--------- Creat small recycling bins about 2 and a half feet tall and about 2 feet wide, and three feet long. These bins could be made out of wood so thay can look the most attractive. Who knows, the city could possibly even sell small advertisements on the side of the bin to help pay for the cost of the creation of the boxes. We could also invite different area orginazations to sponcer a box, or help create the boxes, such as the boys and girls scouts, area elementary schools, high schools, churches...the possibilities are numerous. I really think this could be an affective tool for the city of Winona to use. So many people could benifit. *there are so many things that we need to work on right here in our city. Recycling, Youth involvement, cultural awareness and many other issues. I am not saying that I have all the answers, but I am willing, not matter the results of an election, to help my community. I know that there are many people that would agree with me, and would be willing to help out too. If anybody would like to respond to any of these concerns, or post their own, that would be great! I will listen to all of your opinions. Feel free to email me about anything in the city, and continue to use the Online Dem. It too is a great tool for all of us to be able to voice our concerns. Thank you very much, Former Mayor Candidate, and ALWAYS CONCERNED community member Mark J. Westpfahl :) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ---------------- This message was posted to the Winona Online Democracy Project. Please visit http://onlinedemocracy.winona.org to subscribe or unsubscribe. Please sign all messages posted to this list with your actual name. Posting of commercial solicitations is not allowed on this list. Report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
