About
Hello, My name is Erica Zweifel and I am a candidate for Northfield City Council. I am running for the Third Ward Seat because that is where I spend the majority of my time. I work at St Olaf College in the Biology Department and yes the new Regents Hall is marvelous. My son attends Greenvale Elementary School and I am a frequent volunteer there, teaching challenge math. My family has a plot at the Greenvale Community Garden. I am very invested in the third ward and I am committed to making it an even better place to live. I will work hard to improve the sustainablity of our community through implementing the ideas outlined in Northfield’s new comprehensive plan.
I am currently serving a term on Northfield’s Environmental Quality Commission. The EQC is an advisory commission to the City Council. I am the chairperson of the Cannon River STEM School Board. We plan to open this K-8 charter school in the Fall of 2009. CRSS will have a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) focus. I previously served on the Northfield Nursery School Board as the fund raising co-chair.
Once elected, I will hold quarterly Ward meetings. I will work to improve communication between the city council, the staff, the boards and commissions and the citizenry of Northfield. Currently the expertise of our boards and commissions is being underutilized, I will seek ways to improve this situation. I look forward to using the new comprehensive plan as we move Northfield toward sustainability
