Michael P. Libbie

Closing Remarks - Election Day 2017

From the very beginning of this Windsor Heights City Council Campaign my goal has been to look forward and past the negative drum-beats of those who are angry. Moving forward has always been a hallmark of my life and moving forward is what I want to do as your representative on the City Council.

I believe I have the ability, experience and strength to help Windsor Heights grow and prosper. How? Take a look at this short video and let's work together to create a thriving community "In the hear of it all".

 

Vote Tuesday, November 7th.

Thank you...for your trust and for your vote.

Michael

Let's Not "Fall Back" Thirty Years

Hope you enjoyed the extra hour of sleep!

Welcome to the day in which we set our clocks back an hour. I have to confess this always gets me and I have to think out loud, "So, when does it get lighter and/or darker?"

I know...it's just me.

This whole "Fall Back Day" got me to thinking about the Windsor Heights City Election that happens on Tuesday. Will our community make the decision to fall back twenty or thirty years or will our citizens decide to move forward? 

It's an important question that only people here can answer.

I know how difficult it is, for some, to change. Many of the same people who don't want sidewalks didn't want the Windsor Heights Community Center, Colby Park, The Town Center, better bike trails...the list gets long. What is worse is that many of those individuals running on the "Just Say NO!" ticket have never served one minute in service to our community. 

How do you do that?

My hope is that the people of Windsor Heights send a clear, progressive message that you want to move forward. You want to increase mobility for all our citizens, you want to lower our property taxes by creating a larger commercial footprint, you want to increase senior living opportunities and you want to live and work and volunteer in a community that offers a high quality of life.

On Tuesday let's not "Fall Back" decades. Let's say "Yes!" to the great possibilities that are in our future.

To get there I humbly ask for your support and vote on Tuesday. It matters.

Michael

My campaign website is MichaelLibbie.com my cell phone is 515-570-2220, my email is MPLibbie@gmail.com

Thanks for reading...let's do this!

"We Want Transparency in City Government!"

This evening as I knocked on door number 1,026 a man told me the only thing he is concerned about is "transparency in city government". Well, me too so I asked the next question: "Tell me, is your concern that the Windsor Heights City Council is not or has not been transparent in their dealings?"

"Exactly, we don't know what is going on there and they rammed sidewalks (yes, again) down our throats!"

I hear this a bunch. Now, to be clear, I was not on the Windsor Heights City Council when they voted to add sidewalks to several areas of our community. However I think sidewalks do three very important things:

• Provide a safe mode of transportation for pedestrians and for vehicles;
• Increase the value of the property;
• Create a community that is open to more than just cars as a means of getting around.

That said...my new friend was concerned about "transparency".

Let me see if I can help... The City of Windsor Heights offers lots of ways to engage and know what is going on. For example:

• Windsor Heights Living Magazine - Each month there is two pages of information in the magazine;
• Water Bill News Letter - Each month the city has inserted into the Des Moines Water Works bill a newsletter;
• Ten in Sixty - Where city officials welcome citizens to a monthly open forum to discuss what is on their mind;
• Email News Letters - While I'd like to see better numbers (and I suggested a way to increase those email numbers years ago) the city sends out regular pieces of information via e-mail;
• Twice Monthly City Council Meetings - I go and take part on behalf of the Windsor Heights Chamber and it's where I get plenty of information about "what is going on";
• Windsor Heights Web Site - The new and improved site offers visitors information in easy to find areas if you spend the time looking.

Can it be better?  Sure, we can improve on just about anything. But to suggest there is no transparency?

So my question is this: I have no "inside track" and I have never sat on the Windsor Heights City Council so how come I know what is going on in my community?

From the beginning I have promised to listen and to communicate...heck, I do that for a living. I can tell you that while we may not always agree it does not mean that I'm not listening. That is, my friends...being transparent.

My cell phone is 515-570-2222 my email is MPLibbie@gmail.com my campaign website and blog are at MichaelLibbie.com.

Thanks for reading!