Ben Manvel
for Fort Collins City Council
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Media Release
January 14, 2009
City Council member Ben Manvel announced today he is running for re-election for City Council District 1 (Northeast Fort Collins)."We must not rest on our status as 'best place to live.' I hope to continue listening, learning, and working with the other members of Council to find thoughtful solutions to challenging city problems."
Manvel said he will focus on economic health, careful use of city funds, livable neighborhoods, and transportation. "In District 1, the progress made recently on North College and the River District is heartening, but difficult economic times demand that we continue to actively nurture those areas."
Manvel has helped lead the council as a member of the Finance and Legislative Review Committees. Appointed by Governor Ritter to the Regional Air Quality Council last year, he is also the city representative on the County Open Lands Board, the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization, and five other boards.
After earning a doctorate from the University of Michigan Manvel taught mathematics at Colorado State for 34 years, retiring in 2004. As a council member he has continued his long and active involvements with United Way, Poudre Wilderness Volunteers, and the Foothills Unitarian Church. He has lived on East Plum Street with his wife, Anne, for 35 years, and bikes to every council meeting.
"Our outstanding entrepreneurial base, Old Town, arts scene, open spaces and sense of community did not just happen. They reflect the thoughtful involvement of many generations of civic and business leaders, channeled through outstanding public service from our city staff. I am honored to have been a positive part of that process for the last four years, and hope the voters of District 1 will allow me to continue serving for a second term."