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~~_~~~~,<;;!i>_____~~'ll"_lUlfnt:!:.]l',J"':-' ",."".,.~- ''''''1'.'O".'_i\'~''''E'~_::''-''''''"'-'''''''''''''':!'"'.!'!'''-~''!f;'''.' .~"'Y""'""",,,,'!"~~"",'''F' nn Centerville: Preserving the Past while Focusing on the Future Le Petit Journal ..------~-------..-------------1 I II All meetings at City Hall I 1 I unless otherwise noted. " I CI) 1 I I- I December 1999 i IZ W > W I&. o D: ~ IZ iw 1..1 Ice IU L , Park & Rec. 6:30 II 17 Planning & 7:00 I Zoning I '8 City Council 6:00 Truth & Taxotion 20 City Council 6:00 Truth & TaxatIOn 121 IEDC 7:00 I January 2000 14 Planning & 7:00 Zoning 5 Park & Rec. 6:30 12 City Council 6:00 18 EDC 7:00 26 City Council 6:00 ! .L- n_ --..------ t 1\ r' I gggggggggggg ~ Inside This Issue ~ <<~~~~t1J1ff#99g tJ Goetz Landscaping 2 tJ tJ "g g Y2K Update 3 g g. g t!1 Snowmobile Ordinance 4 g t!1 TRIAD News -t! -t! t!1 Park & Rec. 5 -t! ~ -t! tJ P & Z & Public Works . 6 .tJ tltltJtJtltltltJtJtJtJ . I Centervllle, MN December 1999 Mayor Wilharber, Man of Many Hats Tom Wilharber, husband, father, son, Chief, Mayor, in whatever aspect you know this man, one can truly recognize his strength of character. No matter which hat he wears, his determination and leader- ship qualities never vary. Tom's wife, Mary Lou prides her husband on his method of inspiring people, challenging them to use their skills and the effective way he interacts with people, not only in his professional role, but also as a parent of their two daughters. Tom and Mary Lou first moved to Cen- terville in 1967, living in a farm house that had belonged to his uncle. Mary Lou, was taken by the remoteness of the community and not seeing any lights for miles as she had been accustomed to, having grown up in the "city". Approximately Soo residents lived in Centerville at that time. In 1969, the Wilharber's built the home they currently live in, just north of the farm which his parents had then purchased. Tom worked full time for the National Guard, as well as part-time loading trucks and provid- ing accounting services for a personal friend along with helping at his parents farm. As the years went by, Tom became in- volved with the Planning and Zoning Com- mission, eventually becoming a City Coucil- member in 1980 before accepting the role of Centerville's Mayor in the Spring of 1995. He was elected again to serve another two years and is currently serving the City as Mayor until the term expires December 3 I , 2000. As for running for re-election, he says that it's to early to say for sure if he'll run again, but with his upcoming retirement from the National Guard in October 2000, he is considering the possibility. He would like to continue an active role in the follow through of projects that have already been started, such as commercial development. He believes that it is of great importance to the community to have an equal balance between commercial and industry develop- ment. Wilharber would personally like to see a high quality type of industry in the fu- ture development, providing WlIharber/see page 3 Tom Wilharber standing next to the beautiful statue of an eagle, a gift from his wife and daughters. symboliz- ing his strength and leadership.