John Aslakson

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  Bar owner top vote-getter in mayor primary - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/8/2001    Last Visited: 8/9/2001  

  We would be well-served by either one , said City Commissioner John Aslakson , who himself had just placed first in a five-way runoff.
  
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  Totals for the commission contest were : Aslakson , 1 , 325 ; Stephen J. Gawron , 1 , 146 ; Bill Larson , 1 , 052 ; Patricia Montney , 350 ; and Amrhein , 281.
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  The names of Aslakson , Gawron , Larson and Montney will appear again on the ballot for the Nov. 6 general election , where two city commissioners will be chosen to serve at-large for the next four years.

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  Barclay project OK'd; residents reject Millard... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/17/2001    Last Visited: 4/20/2001  

  In most cases , if we get a 20 percent response , that's about the norm , ' said Commissioner John Aslakson.
  
  Why so few Barclay property owners responded to the city's notice became a matter of debate.
  
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  Aslakson further suggested the commission not assume property owners who don't respond are in favor of a project.Aslakson suggests the phrase ``not opposed'' be recorded instead.
  
  The vote on the Millard Avenue project was postponed at the commission's March 27 meeting when it appeared to be headed for certain defeat.
  
  Before Benedict launched her campaign against road project assessments , they routinely passed unanimously.
  
  Benedict is protesting the commission's decision to rehire the company that manages the L.C. Walker Arena.The arena has lost money for the city in recent years and Benedict says that if the city can afford to lose money there , it can repair city streets without charging property owners.

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  Candidates offer differing visions for city's future - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/28/2001    Last Visited: 10/28/2001  

  All rules are meant to be bent and broken , allowances need to be made and progress needs to go on , said Larson , who is in a four-way race with Commissioner John Aslakson , Stephen Gawron and Patricia Montney for two at-large seats in the Nov. 6 election.
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  While Larson says that master land use plans like Muskegon's are not written in stone , Aslakson maintains that master plans are carefully crafted documents that reflect how citizens want their city to develop over the long term.
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  You don't change a master plan merely because you have an offer with a big price tag on it , Aslakson said.
  
  Aslakson a city commissioner since 1994 , now seeking his second full four-year term says the only new developments worth considering are quality developments that will enhance the city.
  
  We're nobody's poor relation , he said.We don't have to accept the first offer that comes along , and we don't have to settle for second best..
  
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  Aslakson says a casino might be a valuable addition to a completed downtown , but should not be the thing that drives other downtown development.
  
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  Aslakson grew up in east Muskegon and came to the commission by appointment in 1994 , replacing Art Rudd , and won a full four-year term in 1997.
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  Asked in a recent candidate forum how the city should respond to hard times , Aslakson listed several things it should not do , like propping up the general fund with government grants , or neglecting road or sewer repairs.
  
  Since most of the budget involves personnel costs , Aslakson said those would be the most likely places to trim spending.
  
  He also warns of hard times ahead because two of the city's three principal sources of operating funds the income tax and state-shared sales taxes are directly related to the economy.
  
  Gawron and Larson said they would prefer to see the city make cuts across the board.

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  City Commission Meeting Minutes - Jun 12 2001 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/12/2001    Last Visited: 6/24/2005  

  Present: Mayor Fred J. Nielsen; Vice Mayor Scott Sieradzki; Commissioner John Aslakson; Jone Wortelboer Benedict; Robert Schweifler; Clara Shepherd; Lawrence Spataro.
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  Commissioner Spataro, along with Benedict and Aslakson congratulated citizens on the City of Muskegon for passing the Hackley library Millage.

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  City chooses new commissioner - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/9/2001    Last Visited: 8/9/2001  

  They said she was hard-working , dedicated , upbeat and positive , said Commissioner John Aslakson , who made the motion to nominate Buie.

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  City divided over shops at Pere Marquette - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/8/2001    Last Visited: 5/10/2001  

  Commissioner John Aslakson said that anything that enhances the beach experience ought to be worth doing.
  
  But Aslakson pointed out that a similar development in Grand Haven , called Chinook Pier , is just a short walk from that city's downtown.The Pere Marquette stores would be more isolated.
  
  I'm concerned about 'survivability.' We don't want a lot of empty buildings , he said.
  
  Aslakson said he also was opposed to anything that created too much traffic or noise.
  
  We also have to take the neighborhood into account , Aslakson said.We don't want a situation we can't control..
  
  Commissioner Jone Benedict said she thought it would be better to let sleeping dogs lie and do nothing , rather than risk the prospect of empty buildings should any or all of the retailers go out of business.Commissioner Larry Spataro agreed with her , while Clara Shepherd urged caution.
  
  We have to ask , 'How does this benefit the city?' she said.

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  City says no to new shops at lake park - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/13/2001    Last Visited: 6/14/2001  

  Commissioner John Aslakson , noting the overall lack of commercial success at the park in the past , said he wasn't interested in fishing for more.
  
  In the distant past , the park has been the site of a roller coaster , theater , restaurants and pavilion , complete with bowling alley and dance hall.It even hosted trailer campsites in the 1930s and '40s.
  
  Coscarelli's ice cream stand in the center of the park was popular for decades , but business waned in the 1980s and a series of operators came and went in the small structure.The dilapidated building was torn down by the city in 1997 an event that was bemoaned by Mayor Fred Nielsen Tuesday.

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  City, neighbors fighting jail alternative location - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/3/2001    Last Visited: 12/3/2001  

  Commissioner John Aslakson accused the program's directors of "doing what they damn well please."
  
  Last January, the commission voted 7-0 to give the city's administration the go-ahead to oppose Touchstone's proposed move into the city, after learning that program officials were eyeing the Commerce Street building.
  
  Its action in circuit court on Friday is the first legal action the city has taken since that time, although it would not be the first time the city and Touchstone have tangled.
  
  Touchstone was turned down by the city's planning commission when it tried to relocate to a building on Getty Street, and decided to keep looking for a new location.

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  Fields of dreams - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/14/2001    Last Visited: 10/14/2001  

  City Commissioner John Aslakson expressed some concern over the length of time it would take to complete the complex , since a competing facility might be built in the meantime.

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  Sappi gets tax break despite projected job cuts - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/10/2001    Last Visited: 10/11/2001  

  City Commissioner John Aslakson spoke for several commissioners in declaring himself frustrated by the reduced employment figure.
  
  Nonetheless , he and others pointed out that closing the mill would represent a significant loss of employment.Sappi's new investment will result in $38 , 285 in new property tax revenues for the city annually , he said.
  
  Commissioner Jone Benedict made a brief attempt to require the company to promise 600 jobs rather than 500 , which went nowhere.

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