Politics & Government

Mayor Michael Neitzke Sworn in for Third Term

Michael Neitzke, the City of Greenfield's 10th mayor, officially started his third term Tuesday after running unopposed in this spring's election.

 

Mayor Michael Neitzke, who will be the longest-tenured mayor in the City of Greenfield's history should he finish his third term, took the oath of office Tuesday in a ceremony at City Hall.

Neitzke ran unopposed in this spring's election, just the second mayor to do so in the city's 56-year history.

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Neitzke addressed an audience that included school board members, current and former alderpersons, department heads, State Representative Jeff Stone and other community members. Below are some of the highlights from his address:

"As I was growing up, my mom really gave me a sense of civic pride. … She really taught me something about our community.  She was always very, very, very proud of this community."

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"When I came back and became alderperson, that was one of the proudest days of her life. When I ran for mayor, it was after (my parents) had passed away. I sort of did it for my mom, but I also did it because I wanted the city to be a better place."

"I have some skill sets. I was an administrator. I was a lawyer. I can talk, I can get people to do things. I can make people upset, and I can make them happy. But everything that I do, I do to try to make the city a better place."

"I’m very, very proud to be mayor of this city. It means a lot to me. … I’m proud of what we do here because we all have a local interest in our community and we’re all working together to make it a better place."


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