{"id":4830,"date":"2011-01-21T10:45:11","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T16:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=4830"},"modified":"2011-01-21T10:45:11","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T16:45:11","slug":"2nd-time-run-for-mayor-for-councilman-andrew-podleski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=4830","title":{"rendered":"2nd Time Run For Mayor For Councilman Andrew Podleski"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4839 lazyload\" title=\"Andrew Podleski copy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Andrew-Podleski-copy1.jpg?resize=90%2C130\" alt=\"Andrew Podleski copy\" width=\"90\" height=\"130\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 90px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 90\/130;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Councilman Andrew Podleski<\/strong> has announced his candidacy for mayor in he April elections, having filed the petitions required to seek the office. He&#8217;s one of the two current councilmembers running. (the other is Tom Schneider) .<\/p>\n<p>Podleski ran against incumbent Mayor Robert Lowery in 2007, getting 40 percent of the votes.<\/p>\n<p>Why is he running again? \u201cI\u2019m all for fiscal responsibility and openness in government,\u201d Podleski said. \u201cI\u2019d like more transparency.\u201d Podleski said the budge method the city uses was out of date. \u201cOther cities do a better job with transparency, and we could, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A significant challenge facing the city is the economy, resulting in reduced income for the city, Podleski said. \u201cWith less income, it\u2019s important that we do a better job of projecting expenses,\u201d he said. \u201cWe also need to make sure we have the right people in the right jobs.\u201d As an example, Podleski said, \u201cWe can\u2019t control the price of gas, but we can control how we use it and look at ways to reduce our use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florissant\u2019s strengths include its neighborhoods and people, Podleski said. \u201cWe have a mixed population; older, young, racially mixed.\u201d He said he would like to get more residents involved in city government.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why someone should vote for him, Podleski cited the need \u201cto bring everyone to the table.\u201d He added, \u201cwe need to change things up. So often, I hear, \u2018we\u2019ve always done it that way,\u2019 \u2013 I\u2019d like to know why we\u2019ve done it that way and see if there might be a better way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not connected to the old government. I\u2019m not afraid to question why we do things,\u201d Podleski said. He also cited the need to attract new residents and keep existing ones. \u201cWe need to attract more young people and get them involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em> (The Independent News has printed bios and candidancy <\/em><em>information in previous isssues on Mark Behlmann, Tom Schneider , Michael Spreng, plus Mayor Robert \u00a0Lowery<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Councilman Andrew Podleski has announced his candidacy for mayor in he April elections, having filed the petitions required to seek the office. He&#8217;s one of the two current councilmembers running. (the other is Tom Schneider) . 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