Politics & Government
Nicole Park Resigns from Lake Elmo City Council
The City Council is accepting applications through July 12 to fill the last two years of Park's term. The City Council will interview applicants in mid-July with a goal of having an appointment before the city's annual council retreat on July 26.
Article by Shawn Hogendorf
A veteran member of the Lake Elmo City Council, Nicole Park, has resigned her seat, effective July 16.
Park, who has served on the council for the past eight years, is stepping down in the middle of a four-year term that would have ended in December 2014.
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“It was a difficult decision to end my term early,” Park said in a prepared statement, “but with much thought over this past year, I decided that it is the best decision for myself, and for my family.”
According to a news release from the city of Lake Elmo:
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Park is known for her “congeniality and desire to see Lake Elmo grow.”
She began her public service with the Lake Elmo Environmental Committee and then Planning Commission, before winning a seat on the Council in 2006.
She tirelessly championed the extension of sanitary sewer from I-94 to the Old Village, the release states, and worked toward creating a better environment for Lake Elmo business.
“Nicole was chiefly interested in moving this community forward and putting the struggles of our past behind us,” Mayor Mike Pearson said in a statement. “Her optimism that we could be a better community was ever present.”
Pearson has served with Park for the last three years.
“Council Member Park always sought to build consensus not only among the Council, but throughout the community,” City Administrator Dean Zuleger said. “You could always count on her encouraging smile even during the toughest of debates and the last thing she ever wanted to do was let down a taxpayer. Staff will miss her warmth and encouragement.”
New Member
The City Council is accepting applications through July 12, 2013 to fill the last two years of Park’s term.
The City Council will interview applicants in Mid-July with a goal of having an appointment before the City’s Annual Council Retreat on July 26, 2013.
Interested applicants can find the Council Application at the www.lakeelmo.org or can receive an email copy by calling City Clerk Adam Bell at 651-747-3914.
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