Horicon Write-In Candidates Outline Platforms

3/29/12 – The write-in candidates for mayor in the city of Horicon discussed their reasons for running on WBEV’s Community Comment yesterday. City Council President and Personnel and Finance Committee Chair Steve Neitzel highlighted his 16 years of municipal government experience and says he was asked by a number of citizens for over month to run as a write-in. Neitzel says with a new City Clerk-Treasurer on the job it’s important to have the continuity of experience in city leadership. Thomas “Toby” Anfinson, who served 29 years on the Horicon Fire Department, the final seven as fire chief, and is currently the Vice President of the Clyman Fire Commission. Anfinson says his goal as mayor is to attract more business opportunities, improve efficiency of city departments, reconstruct at least one road per year and prevent city worker layoffs. Paul Moxham is a carpenter by trade and was quick to point out yesterday that he has no municipal government experience. He says he is unemployed and the mayor job is open so he applied. Moxham says the other candidates are focused on the needs for businesses and schools and police and fire services, but they are not thinking about what the citizens need. In addition to the three write-in candidates, there are two candidates for Horicon mayor appearing on the ballot. Craig Warmbold will speak with Craig Reiger and Craig Muenchow on this afternoon’s Community Comment program beginning at 12:35pm.