Star Tribune Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:08:46 GMT
Falcon Heights mayor looks back on tenure
After 18 years at Falcon Heights city hall, Sue Gehrz prepares to step down. ... Ironically, Gehrz now cites Falcon Heights' working relationship with the University of Minnesota -- which happens to own about half of the land in the city -- as an important accomplishment during her tenure. She now serves on a university task force that is creating a master plan for the Twin Cities campuses. Over the years, Gehrz says she's grappled with residents' concerns over everything from crime to trash removal to renegade raccoons. She says she's learned that, regardless of the issue, most Falcon Heights residents who contact city hall can get some relief -- even if it's not the precise solution they had hoped for or on their preferred timeline. "You can't solve every problem: There are things you have no control over,'' she said. "But nine times out of ten, we can figure out a way to resolve it.''
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