Candidates Invited to Offer Their Priorities for Arnold

Elections for City Council will occur next month.

Instead of interviewing all 11 candidates, Arnold Patch decided to give the candidates an opportunity to speak directly to the voters.

On Feb. 22, certified letters went to the 11 candidates inviting them to e-mail their responses, to three questions, to Arnold Patch by March 21. Their answers will be posted on the website on March 23.

Signed, return receipt cards have been received from the following candidates.

Date of Signature

Signed by

Ward 1 Candidates

*Randy Crisler

Feb. 23

Randy Crisler

Doris Borgelt

March 3

Doris Borgelt

Ward 2 Candidates

*Bill Moritz

Feb. 23

D. Moritz

Michelle Hohmeier

No date given

Michelle Hohmeier

Ward 3 Candidates

Tyler Baechle

No date given

Tyler Baechle

Stan Willis

March 3

Stan Willis

Daniel Bretz

Feb. 23

Jamie Bretz

Phil Amato

No date given

Phil Amato

*Bob Lindsley

Verbal acknowledgement

Bob Lindsley

Ward 4 Candidates

Sandra Kownanacki

No date given

Sandra Kownanacki

Gary Plunk

Feb. 24

Gary Plunk

* denotes an incumbent candidate

Jeffery Fitter was not among the candidates in the  Jan. 24 list posted in City Hall by City Clerk Diane Waller. He was in the Jan. 18 list. 

We asked candidates to limit their responses to 600 words and to answer the following three questions.

1)   How will Arnold overcome budget changes expected during their term?

2)   How would they draw more businesses into Arnold and energize the city?

3)   What are their major concerns for the city of Arnold?

Why the 600 word limit? The typical newspaper article is between 450 to 500 words in length. In-depth feature articles are between 600 to 800 words. Articles 1,000 words or longer usually run in magazines and consume most readers’ weekends.

This article is 300 words long.

It will be interesting to read the candidates concerns, priorities and solutions.

Hopefully everyone will learn the candidates’ visions for Arnold.