Solutions

Childcare and housing costs are a burden for local families. Here’s how we address it.

• Partnering with local school districts to expand childcare access and create local jobs by training childcare providers.
• Protecting long-time homeowners and seniors by expanding Northside Revivals style micro-grants, lowering permit fees, and encouraging small-footprint infill starter homes.
• By investing in our neighborhoods, we keep North Mankato welcoming and affordable for young families, workforce residents, and seniors alike.

North Mankato working families spend too much time and money traveling to other cities for groceries. Our city deserves a Co-Op grocery store. Here’s why.

• Owned, run, and worked by our community. A Co-Op grocery store keeps local dollars circulating in our economy, creates local jobs, supports Minnesota farmers, and gives residents a direct say in our food system.
• As your city council member, I will work to streamline site selection, remove zoning hurdles, and support grassroots organizers to bring a community-owned co-op to North Mankato.

North Mankato families work hard every day, and having safe, well-lit streets and in our neighborhoods is a non-negotiable. As your City Council member my main job is getting the basics right with full transparency. This is how.

• Fixing broken sidewalks, filling in missing paths, and upgrading neighborhood streetlights so every family and senior can get around safely.

• Upgrading municipal facilities with renewable and energy efficiency to save taxpayer dollars, and lower city operational costs.
• I will stand firm against resource-heavy data center proposals to protect our power, water, and taxpayers dollars from rising energy bills. 
• Enforce a NO Secret Deals standard. By prohibiting administrative NDAs and saying NO to flock cameras and facial recognition tools.