MONROE — City of Monroe Mayor Donna Douglas will seek re-election this spring, and is confident in the direction she is steering the city.
That’s according to Douglas herself, who thus far is apparently the only person to submit the necessary paperwork and signatures to run for mayor. The deadline for submitting paperwork to run for Mayor — or any other city office on the April ballot — is fast approaching. “I just see a lot of things happening that for years and years we just talked about,” she said.
Among those things the city has been doing under her watch, she said, is the push to expand Monroe’s stock of housing broadly, but also when it comes affordable, multi-family and starter-type homes for workers of Monroe’s bedrock companies.
Toward that end, she cites the current 7.1-acre Haven Hills Development LLC project that is undergoing final review by the city and the 82-acre parcel on the northwest side near Walmart that the city is pitching for mixed-use, residential development.
“I feel very comfortable with how it is going,” said Douglas, in a Thursday phone interview. “But we still have a lot that we want to accomplish.”
In 2022, Douglas replaced outgoing Mayor Louis Armstrong, who did not seek another term. Douglas has plenty of experience — having previously served for nine years on the county board and for a decade as elected supervisor of the Town of Decatur. She is also worked in planning at the state level.
In addition to her city council work, Douglas is currently executive director of the National Historic Cheesemaking Center/Green County Welcome Center.
In 2024, five seats for the office of “Alderperson At Large” and the Mayoral seat are up for election. Nomination packets to run for office and appear on the ballot are due to the City Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
Candidates may still run for mayor and alderperson at large as write-in candidates. Write-in paperwork must be filed with the City Clerk by noon on Friday, March 29, 2024, to be a registered write-in candidate.