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Barbara J. Ronningen
Published Monday, October 27 04:00:59 PM
| Office: | Afton Ward 4 City Council member |
Other candidates in this race: |
| Incumbent: | No | |
| City of residence: | Afton | |
| Age: | 61 | |
| Background: | Afton resident for 25 years, 6 years on the Planning Commission, 2 years on the Groundwater/Natural Resources Commission, 2 years on the Middle St. Croix WMO, Drafted the Natural Resources section of the 1998 Comprehensive Plan, Worked on current draft Comprehensive Plan, Many other volunteer activities in the community. | |
| Endorsements: | Not seeking endorsements. | |
| Most important issue: | Planned, limited development has served Afton well for 34 years. Afton's Comprehensive Plan should always define how our city develops. Our ordinances should never require radical changes to the Comprehensive Plan. A recent survey confirmed that residents want Afton to retain its natural beauty and charm. Two-thirds of 743 respondents said that the things they liked best about Afton were rural location and separation of homes from each other and lots of open space. Afton residents do not want cluster housing, condominiums, and commercial development along our western border. As Ward 4 representative, I will work to preserve Afton's rural beauty and charm. |