JefF Trudeau

My top 3 priorities would be:

1) To fine tune the special assessment policy

2) Finish the 2nd sewer connection to Fargo

3) Planning for a city hall

My previous experience on the Horace City Council has helped to prepare me for this role.

The rising cost of infrastructure and the ability to keep up with the need for infrastructure to accommodate the new growth.

The city needs to offer a stable tax rate and predictable special assessments to attract businesses for continued economic growth.

There is a time and a place for everything. If the city feels there is a need to spur growth and if there is a positive return on investment, I am not against the use of incentives. Prior to any type of incentive being used, the city needs to develop a policy as to how it should be used to prevent abuse.

My first steps would be to try to set realistic expectations. Horace is a smaller town when compared to the neighboring cities. The number of units suggested by the study would be hard to accomplish for a city the size of Horace. The suggestions may also not be what the city residents want in our community.