I am proud to be a lifetime resident of WDM. Similar to when I was elected twice to the City Council and once as Mayor, my motivation in running for re-election for Mayor is to give back to the community that I have grown up in and the community where Sally and I have chosen to raise our children. WDM has been and needs to continue to be a great place to live, work, raise and educate children and play. Because growth will continue in our City, we will need to continue to focus on quality-of-life issues such as recreation, public safety, transportation, land use and the environment. The City will face choices on how to maximize resources and create ongoing prosperity without placing undue burdens on individual taxpayers. As your Mayor, I will do my best to:

MAINTAIN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY

• Continue responsible budgeting to ensure: balanced budgets, maintaining of the City’s AAA bond rating and maintaining stringent controls on property taxes
• Make every effort to hold the line on property taxes by

• Continue to look for ways to cooperate and partner with other cities, school districts and counties in an effort to enhance services and lower costs

ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE

• Maintain strong parks, recreation facilities and trails
• Maintain the highest quality public safety (Letter from Police Chief)
• Strengthen the public library
• Ensure that development continues to be of high quality
• Maintain quality streets and management of traffic congestion
• Ensure that we always have positive and responsive City government (Letter of Appreciation)
• Ensure that we are making decisions that are in the long-term best interest of all residents
• Continuously evaluate the need for additional public facilities (e.g., community recreation facility, etc.)
• Continue Valley Junction rehabilitation/restoration

I would appreciate your continued support as West Des Moines' Mayor

Steven K. Gaer
Mayor
West Des Moines