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Meet Mayen Dufner

Candidate for St. Michael City Council asking for your vote on 11/08

Who am I?

Some of you know me as the Strawberry Lady but I am more:

  • Wife, mum of three wonderful boys that attend STMA schools
  • My Faith in God Sustains me.
  • Family and Community play a large role in my life
  • We attend St.  Albert Catholic Church
  • Earned 2 degrees from the University of Minnesota - Bachelor  of Science in Computer Science & Bachelor of Arts in Biology
  • Over 20 years as an IT professional whose roles have included Sr Software Engineer, Sr Consultant, Sr Developer, Project Manager of multi-million dollar projects
  • Enjoy working on our farm when I am not working in the IT space  
  • Love to travel and  meet our guests and friends that visit the farm in the summer
  • I believe we all do matter, all lives matter, every single one of us have something amazing to contribute to this world.
  • I believe our law enforcement is very important and I've raised our boys to be respectful of law enforcement  and the work they do
  • Volunteer in Church, Meals on Wheels, help out where I see a need
  • Have a 'Can do Attitude'
  • We have lived in Albertville for 30 years before moving to St. Michael
  • Bought our farm in 2013 and opened our strawberry farm to the community in 2015
  • As a farmer,  we are steward of the land and it is amazing to see people come out and enjoy the green space too

Why am I running

 Our farm was impacted by development projects.   Most of  you got involved when our right of way to the farm was negatively impacted . Your input resulted in allowing us to be part of the solution.   I was fortunate that my strawberry family rallied for us.   I heard about many of your  experiences and the need to be heard by the city government. I listened and believe there's a better way.  I want to put my experience, talent and skillset to work for you.


1.   People - We the people make St. Michael what it is, it is why people and businesses are moving here.  It is a great place to live and raise a family.

  • Citizens of St. Michael should feel they are heard by their city representative.  If a citizen is impacted by a change, a process should be in place that gets them to the table sooner than later and allow them to be part of the solution.
  • We need to ensure there is transparency in all our decisions. 
  • I want to be a bridge between the city government and the people.
  • I will listen to you and respond to you.


 2.   Development - St Michael needs a deliberate plan which would allow targeted businesses based upon the needs of our community.

  • We need to lessen the Tax Burden on the Residents - Are we attracting businesses which enables us to spend our money locally and increase city revenues?
  • St. Michael needs to change from a drive-through city to a place where people stop to spend money locally and increase our city revenues.


Growth is good, however:

  • Has a feasibility study has been performed which would show impacts on infrastructure and resources?  How often do we review our assumptions?  Do they still hold true today?
  • How often do we check in with the citizens, check the pulse of the people?  Townhalls or meet-and-greet  events?  
  • Do we have the plans in place to support the growth required for our infrastructure (schools, roads, law enforcement, fire department, water, sewage)?
  • What metrics do we have in place to ensure that our infrastructure is well funded and/or maintained?   What are our tax ratios (homesteads vs businesses) in relation to other similar sized communities?
  • What investment are we doing to ensure that St. Michael remains a safe community and low in crime?
  • What are we doing to ensure that our environment remains safe for our children?  
  • What/How can we do better?  Does not mean spending more money?  
  • Are we mindful of the taxpayers money - how do we decide on projects  - what transparency is in place for people to see how we plan to spend their money?  

3.  Greenspace/Zoning - As farm land is rezoned and developed, we need to incorporate more green spaces into our community.


These questions applies to  our:

  1.  Infrastructure  - Schools, roads, law enforcement, fire department, water, sewage 
  2.  Public Safety
  3.  Environmental (Air, Water and Land) Safety 
  4. Our responsibility to the Taxpayers money.  

We just don't want to only maintain them but we have to ensure each sector is well funded to handle the growth.  I have the experience to bring people together to tackle difficult questions and produce results.


  • A diversity of ideas is required  as we grow St. Michael.  I am asking for your vote on November 8th as I believe we can do better and be better as we grow.   Thank you for visiting our website.

My Commitment

  • I want to be a bridge which brings the city and its citizens into an common goal.  In other words, as we grow, I want to ensure we also bring the citizens along on the journey  
  • My promise is to listen and respond to each of your inquiries
  • Our farm will be open for citizens to visit and share their thoughts on what would make the future St. Michael better than it is today

Acknowledgement

I  want to thank God,  our friends and family for this opportunity to represent the citizens of St. Michael.

I am asking for your vote on November 8th.  Thank you!

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The Announcement...

Current Tax Structure is not Sustainable

We need businesses locally to support, Keep our $$$ locally and reduce the tax burden on our residents.

Reason #2 I’m running for city council. #1. Is the people… #StMichaelcitycouncil

10/8/22 St. Michael - We made it to 500 homes

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