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“Andrew Mullin, with his extensive experience in city governance, is the right person to lead our community in this crucial area…” – Graham Gnos, Wayzata

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“With nearly 20 years of local government experience, Andy has proven himself as a dedicated leader in our community.” – Eric & Margot Olness, Wayzata

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“As a local business owner and a dedicated public servant, Andrew understands the importance… fiscal prudence.” – Andrew & Leigh Spilseth, Wayzata

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Issues

Crime and Public Safety

Become Proactive

We must prioritize public safety and ensure Wayzata is a safe, attractive place to live.
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Congestion and Traffic

Get Creative

New commercial development and redevelopment have placed pressure on our public safety, on our roads, and parking. We need to prioritize creative ways to mitigate the impact to residents.
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Fiscal Responsibility

Clean up City Hall

Expensive outside consultants and projects not central to our city have cost taxpayers. We have to get our fiscal house in order.
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Mullin Works for Wayzata so Wayzata Works for You

Andrew Mullin has worked for Wayzata as a proven and effective community leader and past member of the City Council for over twenty years. He has supported the work to create the amenities and infrastructure that have helped our cherished community prosper. 

As a fierce advocate, Mullin has engaged with the county, state, and federal government to secure funding to invest in Wayzata and build relationships with local police and fire to safeguard the safety of our community.  

Today Wayzata needs a plan for the future.

Andrew Mullin has the passion and experience we need to lead this community and ensure Wayzata Works for the ALL residents. 

Andrew Mullin’s Wayzata Works Plan is focused on: 

  • Fiscal Responsibility  
  • Public Safety 
  • Infrastructure and Traffic Planning 
  • Sensible Development  with Maximum Transparency
  • Investment in Parks and Public Space once essential services are met
  • Resident involvement in critical decisions
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Invest in Parks and Public Space

I am proud of my contributions to creating green space and improving access to one of Wayzata’s greatest assets—Lake Minnetonka. However, I was not part of City Leadership when the plan was implemented, and we have come up short in the execution of the project. I am stepping forward to offer solutions to address these shortcomings. Exploring use/tax fees for visitors to support the maintenance of this new public space is essential. While in City Leadership, I architected a plan that delivered 10 years of prepaid maintenance for each major project element, but we need to close that gap past 2030 including charging visitors for use by charging for parking as an example.

Better Engagement with our Residents

I believe in proactive community engagement.. I’m committed to being a visible and accessible mayor, engaging with residents and businesses directly to address their concerns and feedback. We need leadership that listens and responds directly to the needs of the community, not one that hides behind bureaucracy.

Maintaining Infrastructure & Alleviating Congestion

Over the past decade, Wayzata has undergone significant commercial development, leading to increased congestion and traffic challenges. Our downtown area, in particular, faces parking and circulation issues. It’s clear that we need to make changes to our public street parking and explore creative solutions to mitigate traffic congestion along Lake Street and Wayzata Boulevard. We must address the safety issues from the narrowed road along Lake Street. These measures are essential to improving traffic flow and ensuring accessibility for our residents.

Public Safety

Public safety is a top priority.  We need to focus on recruitment and retention strategies including fair and equitable pay to police and fire personnel to stop officers from leaving for other communities. We are struggling to retain our Police and Fire personnel due to low compensation. Starting pay for our on call fire personnel is $14 and our compensation for our police is near the bottom (ranking 25th-27th) of cities in Hennepin County. 

We need a long-term plan to ensure the safety and well-being of our residents. This includes enhancing our independent police and fire departments. We must also address leadership transitions within these departments, (we are on our third police chief in 4 years) ensuring continuity and effectiveness.

I believe in enhancing community policing to ensure our neighborhoods are secure and our police have the resources they need to get the job done efficiently.  I am committed to strengthening community policing efforts by investing in adding more community service officers to support our beat cops.  We need to provide our law enforcement officers with the tools necessary to address everyday issues like noise, loitering, and traffic violations effectively.

Fiscal Responsibility

Fiscal responsibility is essential for our residents. I am an advocate for lowering taxes and reducing the overall tax burden on businesses and residents. I support fees for visitors to Wayzata so that they pay their fare share.  (for example charge for parking at JJ Hill Days, Art Experience and Chilly Open)  We must prioritize essential services such as law enforcement and firefighting while eliminating unnecessary administrative positions and consultants. Respecting taxpayers in Wayzata means optimizing every dollar to enhance our quality of life.