CCP 12-15-2006 Administrator's Update

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, . Bulletin - --- ..--. -. .-- --_.. u --- AplikowskilProud of newsletter, TCAAP continued from page 1 she hopes to carve out more pointment while in office time to spend with her family deals with the City Hall Aplikowski, 71, openly and to take care of herself. building. Aplikowski said she ndmits to taking the defeat at But she hopes she's left the did not vote in favor of the the polls hard and said she is community a better place building's design or construc- hurt tlwt she was beaten by a then it was when she took tion team, so dealing with the eandid.lle who was not office in 1992. water leaks in the structure widely knowll_ She is particularly proud of has been particularly difficult "\\'hen you lose to some- her fight for the city newslet- and fmstrating for her. body that nobody knows, ter. Aplikowski is credited "Experts say the only way that's tough," she said. with bringing Arden I-fill to fix it is to tear it down," But she holds no animosity Notes back into existence. she said_ "It's heartbreaking." toward I-larpstead. She worked hard to ensure If she had to do it all over "J wish the mayor and the the newsletter had more of a again, she would change one Ci ty COllllcil the best in the community perspective and thing. next four years," she said. helped redesign the publica- "There was a disconnect And although she still tion. She's also known for from my leadership style with . owns Lakeside I hHlles, a 245- spearheading a video that some of the Council mem- unit manufactured housing commemorated the city's bers," she said. "If I could go community in New Brighton 50th anniversary. back again, I would try a dif- with a sales center and Aplikowski has been ferent tactic." Jin:lncillg division, and will instrumental in the city's But, overall, Aplikowski is continue to serve as the CEO efforts to purchase the Twin satisfied with her time in of the business, she is looking Cities Army Ammunition office_ fOT\va rd to the free ti me she Plant, work she cites as one "I'm pretty content with will have after ber term as of the main highlights of her the decisions I've made," she mayor expires this month_ career. One of her major dis- said. "Some have been very "J pllt so mallY things aside appointments is that she will difficult. Not all have been while I was mayor," she said. not be able to sign the pur- popular. But I've always tried "No\v i can go back and pick chase agreement for the my very best to listen to peo- them up." TCAAP property and see that pie and come up with what's What's tirst on her agenda? work through to fruition, best for everybody." '.Cleaning my office," she since the agreement date has said with a bugh, as she sat been pushed hack to rnid-jan- A.Jehgan La: am br reached beh iIlll her desk in a room uary. at mler@lillirnf'ws.col/l or at piled high with paperwork. Her other major disap- 651-63,'J-2777 Turning serious, she said .