Dear True,
Hopefully, the election in Grand Marais will see a new mayor, Evelyn Larsen, and new council member, Bill Lenz, and a re-elected council member, Kay Costello, winning the voters’ approval on Tuesday. More than anything else, the city needs to return to a more civil, civic life.
None can deny that the last few years have been a period of acrimony and divisiveness in the city of Grand Marais. As a previous post has pointed out, official Grand Marais seemed to embrace privilege over responsibility. This changed the character of Grand Marais, both physically, in terms of the development we have seen, and also in terms of its civic life, especially in the way the people relate to city government.
Now is an opportunity for you to once again choose. You can vote for more of the same – more condos, and more distrust and acrimony or, you can choose a city hall that cares about what you care about, a city government that listens to you and not just to the next developer that walks in the door. If you want government by and for us all, if you want to vote character, yours, theirs, the city’s; vote for Larsen, Lenz and Costello.
John Haluska
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