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Courtney Johnson (Mayor of Carver, Minnesota, candidate 2022)

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Courtney Johnson

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Candidate, Mayor of Carver

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

St. Cloud State University, 2000

Personal
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wis.
Contact

Courtney Johnson ran for election to the Mayor of Carver in Minnesota. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022.[source]

Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

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Elections

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General election

General election for Mayor of Carver

Matt Herrmann and Courtney Johnson ran in the general election for Mayor of Carver on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
Matt Herrmann (Nonpartisan)
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Candidate Connection

Courtney Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Johnson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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For the past four years I have had the extreme privilege of serving as the Mayor of the City of Carver. I am proud of what the City has accomplished under my leadership. This includes:
     •	The Jonathan Carver Parkway/CR11 construction and the Water System Expansion projects, which ensure the City’s infrastructure will keep up with the needs of our growing City.
     •	The pavement management plan, which makes sure City streets in the more established parts of town are maintained.
     •	Welcoming 15 new businesses, which broadened our tax base and brought hundreds of jobs to Carver. 

I am proud of the impact I’ve made as Mayor, but there is still more work to be done. In my second term as Mayor I’ll continue to work tirelessly to ensure we build upon the momentum, successes and positive change I’ve worked so hard to bring to Carver during my first term.

  • Transparency & Community Engagement – Continued transparency with a strong emphasis on community engagement through a variety of communications efforts and resident outreach. Being responsive and available to residents.
  • Fiscal Responsibility – There’s no one who is more fiscally conservative than me on council. I’ll continue examining the City’s spending to ensure tax money is spent only on needs and not on wants.
  • Smart Development – Carver’s growth is inevitable. By sticking to the “Design Carver” 2040 Comprehensive Plan, we’ll be able to plan for the infrastructure needs of our growing community, allow for a broad range of housing options and welcome new commercial and industrial businesses, in addition to the 15+ that have come to Carver in the past four years.
As it relates to the City of Carver, the three areas of public policy I am the most passionate about are community engagement, lobbying on behalf of the City of Carver to support the Levee Improvement Project and affordable housing.

I’m proud of the work I’ve done to improve transparency between the City and its residents. I insisted we broadcast City Council Work Sessions, and have informed residents about what’s going on in their community through consistent communications.

I also lobbied to secure more than $2.7 million in grants from local, state and federal sources for Carver’s Levee Improvement Project. This project will result in the certification of Carver’s levee, which will keep our historic downtown safe and remove the restrictions to property owners in the floodplain.

Affordable housing is easily the most important housing challenge in the City of Carver. To address this issue, I asked we study it and actively consider solutioning for affordable housing, life-cycle housing and housing programs as a component of our 2021/2022 Strategic Plan. Earlier this year, Carver adopted a Connection Fee Waiver policy as a tool to implement the City’s goals for incentivizing affordable housing. The Connection Fee Waiver Program is a tiered approach based on a project’s level of affordability and area median income. The policy outlines reporting requirements and requires 20 years of affordability for units that qualify.

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