Brodhead Mayor
Incumbent Doug Pinnow is running for Brodhead mayor on the April 1 ballot. Challenger Mark Coplien has announced he has withdrawn from the race due to a relocation.
Name: Douglas Pinnow
Position sought: City of Brodhead mayor
Age: 62
City/town of residence: Brodhead
Family: Wife: Lavonne; children: Jeremy Pinnow, Jodi Kail, Amy Malcook. Grandchildren: Max and Jenna Pinnow, Madisyn and Paityn Kail, Landen and Chesney Malcook.
Education: B.S. degree University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
Occupation: Registered pharmacist and owner of Pinnow Pharmacy Brodhead
Previous elected positions held: 7 years, alderman, City of Brodhead; 12 years, Brodhead school board; mayor of Brodhead since 2004
What are the top issues facing this district/board and how would you work to resolve them?
1. Maintaining quality city services while maintaining expenses and taxes.
2. Retaining existing business and attracting new business
Working with city employees for long-range planning to keep up with issues rather than have to catch up. Doing what we can a little at a time rather than having to do big projects all at once.
Brodhead has developed a new website. The website can be used for tourism, shopping, dining, attracting new business, etc. City land, TIF funds, BID funds, downtown improvement funds, are all available.
What are other key issues facing the district/board, and how would you work to resolve them?
Changed to alderman at-large rather than alderman by ward. Sometimes it is hard to get candidates to run for office. Now anyone in the city can run for empty seats even if they do not live in a certain ward.
Developing the Pearl Island project. Working with a matching grant from the DNR to make Brodhead and Green County a destination for hiking, biking, water activities, nature trails, etc.
Position sought: City of Brodhead mayor
Age: 62
City/town of residence: Brodhead
Family: Wife: Lavonne; children: Jeremy Pinnow, Jodi Kail, Amy Malcook. Grandchildren: Max and Jenna Pinnow, Madisyn and Paityn Kail, Landen and Chesney Malcook.
Education: B.S. degree University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
Occupation: Registered pharmacist and owner of Pinnow Pharmacy Brodhead
Previous elected positions held: 7 years, alderman, City of Brodhead; 12 years, Brodhead school board; mayor of Brodhead since 2004
What are the top issues facing this district/board and how would you work to resolve them?
1. Maintaining quality city services while maintaining expenses and taxes.
2. Retaining existing business and attracting new business
Working with city employees for long-range planning to keep up with issues rather than have to catch up. Doing what we can a little at a time rather than having to do big projects all at once.
Brodhead has developed a new website. The website can be used for tourism, shopping, dining, attracting new business, etc. City land, TIF funds, BID funds, downtown improvement funds, are all available.
What are other key issues facing the district/board, and how would you work to resolve them?
Changed to alderman at-large rather than alderman by ward. Sometimes it is hard to get candidates to run for office. Now anyone in the city can run for empty seats even if they do not live in a certain ward.
Developing the Pearl Island project. Working with a matching grant from the DNR to make Brodhead and Green County a destination for hiking, biking, water activities, nature trails, etc.