Mary Rossing, Mayor of Northfield

There are three opportunities this week to come out and hear Mary speak and answer your questions about her run for mayor:

• Wednesday, August 20th there will be a meet and greet event at the Village on the Cannon, 301 7th St. W., hosted by Nancy Cantwell. Come have a glass of lemonade and talk about Northfield’s future!
• On Thursday, August 21st there is a mayoral forum at the Contented Cow patio from 6-8 p.m. Come down to compare and contrast the seven candidates while having an adult beverage by the banks of the Cannon River on a beautiful summer evening.!
• On Friday, August 22nd there is a meet and greet event at Tiny’s Dogs All Day at 321 Division Street from 6-8 p.m. Have a dog or a soda and talk politics with Mary and other downtown retailers!

It seems that everyone in Northfield wants to talk about the upcoming elections, and that includes ME! There are numerous events scheduled leading up to the September 9th primary where we can meet and we can talk about your concerns and ideas for moving Northfield forward. I hope to see you at one of them.

The first public event is scheduled for Sunday, August 10th from 2:00-4:30 p.m. at the Grand Event Center, 300 Union Street, and is being organized by the Union of Youth.  They are calling it “Speed Candi-Dating”, which is a clever concept. The mayoral candidates will remain stationary in the room while groups of attendees move from one person to the next after having 15-20 minutes of conversation. This will be a fun way for us to get to know each other....

After much deliberation and conversation with a wide variety of citizens, I am announcing my candidacy for Mayor of Northfield. I believe that the citizens of Northfield deserve another choice for their civic leader. I believe I am the right person to bring back a sense of civility, respect and pride to our local government. I believe the citizens of Northfield are ready for a change and are looking for a leader that can move us ahead in a positive way as we face the challenges of the next four years.

As a local business owner and long-time resident I have watched closely as our town has changed, grown, and redefined itself over recent years. Northfield is indeed a very special place to live, to work, to raise a family, and to cultivate an amazing group of friends. But there are some significant challenges ahead as we decide how best to use our limited resources. Replacing aged facilities, infrastructure, and outdated ideas of what we can be are some of the issues that we will need to tackle together....