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November 4, 2014 - 9:35 PM
We have plenty to be proud of.
It’s been a long road. When we first began this journey more than 100 days ago, I was just a guy with some ideas. I had some frustrations with our current economic climate and with the manner in which our city conducts its business with business.
Our local businesses and charitable organizations, like the Lions Club, are the back bone to our community. They help send our children on educational trips, help fund our youth organizations, sponsor plays and give our children money for college. These organizations give back to the community that supports them. Even with all of this support our community is given, Watertown is not an easy place to conduct business. That’s part of the reason I have to drive to Delano or Waconia for nuts and bolts.
Our city has the highest property taxes out of all of our neighboring cities. The system is broken and we had an idea on how to get us on the road to fixing it.
We made a splash. We changed the dynamic of the election. We brought the attention to our current economic state. We didn’t allow this election to focus of flowers or bridge crossings that are no longer relevant topics at this point in time. We got our issues, the issues of the people of Watertown to the topic of conversation. We have plenty to be proud of.
Mayor-Elect Steve Washburn has his work cut out for him. The expectations have changed and our new mayor will need to produce new results and I will certainly be willing to assist in anyway possible.
Thank you to my wife, Sheryl, my children Rachel, Parker, Jordan and Stephanie. Your love and support have kept me going the last 100 days. Thank you (and congratulations) to Council Members Michael Walters and Lindsay Guetzkow. Your tutelage, support and friendship helped make me a knowledgeable and viable candidate. To all of my friends, family and supporters: Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Together, we actually made a difference.
To the residents of Watertown, not to worry, you have not seen the last of me yet.
- Al Heidorn
TO THE EDITOR
I would like to begin by thanking the other candidates for Mayor for finally recognizing the issues and essentially adopting my platform. That in and of itself is an achievement for Watertown. However, recognizing the issues because of an election is very different from recognizing the issues because of the issues themselves. I'm not running for mayor because I want to be The Mayor. I'm running for mayor because I am frustrated with the direction Watertown has been heading and the lack of prosperity we are achieving in sharp contrast to our neighboring towns. My father always told me that I do not have the right to complain about something unless I first try to do something about it.
I believe that we need a overall change in culture and attitude to one where we say ‘Welcome and how can we help?’. I also believe that my experience in business and getting groups together to follow through to get things done is exactly what Watertown needs right now.
I will work hard for Watertown. I will work hard for all of you. I would appreciate your vote on November 4th.
Al Heidorn
Candidate for Mayor of Watertown
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Welcome to the Committee to Elect a Bolder Watertown!
Bolder Watertown was founded on one basic principle: decrease the tax burden by increasing the tax base. It's actually really simple. The more people there are to pay the bills, the less money each person has to spend to get the bills paid.
It's not about arbitrarily cutting taxes just because it sounds good. It's not about frivolously spending tax payers' hard-earned money on cosmetic programs which have no direct impact on the community.
Creating a Bolder Watertown means focusing on creating favorable conditions to attract new businesses and new industry to Watertown. That will create more jobs and a need for more housing. We have MORE THAN 300 EMPTY LOTS in Watertown that are "ready to build". We could actually start to build houses for people, not just for model homes. Our local small businesses can grow and we can create a need for more small business.
A Bolder Watertown is not a larger, more commercial city. A Bolder Watertown is a small town, a prosperous and self-sufficient community, which grows together.
Based on our principles, we have found three candidates who share our values.
Al Heidorn for Mayor and Michael Walters & Lindsay Guetzkow for City Council.
Learn more by clicking on the banner above.
We hope you agree, these three people will make an incredibly Bolder Watertown!