Wauwatosa City AlderpersonThe Wauwatosa Common Council is the city’s primary legislative body and consists of the mayor and twelve alderpersons representing twelve aldermanic districts. Alderpersons serve overlapping terms. They are responsible for adopting the city budget, approving mayoral appointees, levying taxes, making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances, and appointing the City Administrator. Voters elect alderpersons to represent their district for four-year terms in non-partisan elections.Consejal de la ciudad de WauwatosaEl ayuntamiento de Wauwatosa es el principal cuerpo legislativo de la ciudad, formado por el alcalde y doce consejales que representan doce distritos consejales Los concejales cumplen términos intercalados y son responsables de adoptar el presupuesto de la ciudad, aprobar los nombramientos de alcaldes, recaudar impuestos y promulgar o enmendar las leyes, políticas y ordenanzas de la ciudad. Los votantes eligen concejales para representar a su distrito por un período de cuatro años en elecciones no partidistas.
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I retired in 2021 and began following city government more closely. The concerns I had then have only become more pronounced in recent years. I've knocked on doors for progressive candidates for local, state and national office since moving to Tosa in 2009, so I've gotten to know my neighbors and many people in my district that way, as well as being involved in several organizations like Tosa Together, Indivisible Tosa and Onward Tosa.
But I am NOT asking for your vote! See below.
My greatest concern is our fiscal challenges, caused in part by the state legislature starving cities of revenue sharing, but exacerbated by the current city administration and Council's approach to development, which I'd characterize as "development at any cost" and far too reliant on TIF funding and the same couple developers who are the Mayor's biggest donors. Beyond all that are serious issues of non-transparency and a lack of meaningful resident input before deals are all but done.
After turning in my nomination papers, others I'd hoped would run in other districts decided not to. Seeing how two current alders (and one before them) who've been raising these same concerns have been vilified and marginalized by the Mayor and most of the Council, I decided to withdraw only to learn that state law requires my name stay on the ballot.
Rather than votes, I'm asking residents to go to my website to learn more, then contact our current alder, Ernie Franzen, with your opinions.
I confess my ignorance of this plan and just spent some time at the Environmental Collaboration Office website as well as that of FUSE, the national nonprofit assisting Milwaukee. It seems that education of the Common Council and the appropriate city staff about their many projects to achieve their environmental and equity goals would be a good place to start. Residents concerned with these critical issues need to start sharing that concern with their elected city officials.
My neighbors' biggest safety concern is unsafe drivers. Traffic calming efforts have had some success and should be continued. But I do not believe that "crime" is among the main issues 3rd District voters see as impacting their lives. Rising taxes and assessments, reduced services, and development that alters the character of our community are, and won't be addressed until voters educate themselves and make their voices heard. Please visit www.Peters4Tosa.com and then call Ald. Franzen.
