Explore a Vision for South St. Paul

Building our prosperous future

While South St. Paul doesn’t have room for outward growth, it has plenty of potential for smart growth if we embrace our strengths, create new opportunities, and develop strategies to attract residents and business owners.

We can promote home-ownership opportunities to encourage long-term investment and engagement in the community and look for ways to create a housing stock that appeals to people in all stages of life.

We can attract and retain businesses of all sizes through economic and workforce development, supportive services, community engagement, and civic promotion.

Mark at Black Sheep in SSP

Serving our diverse community

We can invest in safety, services, and infrastructure while keeping taxes reasonable in a way that serves current needs while planning for the future.

We will work to efficiently maintain and repair infrastructure for transportation and utilities, support our police and fire departments, develop parks, and improve neighborhood safety.

Partnering with county and state officials and nonprofits, we will work to create long-term support structures to address the increasing instances of opioid use and domestic abuse in our community.

To understand the needs of all residents, Mark will work to engage with people of all ages, races and ethnicities, and socioeconomic status. With a growing Latino population, Mark believes it is important to translate documents into Spanish, so more of our community members can better understand community communications.

Showcasing our rich heritage

South St. Paul has a long history that is significant to the state of Minnesota. Now is the time to preserve that history for future generations and showcase it to people across the region as part of an integrated development and city promotion plan.

Opportunities to do this include restoring the Armour Gates to tell the story of the city’s boom during the meatpacking years, creating a memorial in Fred Lawshe Park to commemorate the country’s first women voters and other women who helped build this city, and finding a use for the former South St. Paul library that fits its meaningful history.

Mark also understands the importance of keeping key amenities in the northern part of the city and is committed to rebuilding an ADA-compliant pool at Northview Park.

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