Blooming Prairie City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Thomas
Wanous
Thomas Wanous is running for Blooming Prairie City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 5 candidates are running for 2 seats.
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The race · City Council
- 01Charlie Heimerman
- 02Trevor Kruckeberg
- 03William B NewmanIncumbent
- 04Paul Tollefson
- 05Thomas WanousYou’re reading
Background
- About
- Candidate for Blooming Prairie City Council.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Nonpartisan
The official candidate list shows Heath Lembke and Michael Ressler for Mayor, and Charlie Heimerman, Trevor Kruckeberg, William B Newman, Paul Tollefson and Thomas Wanous for Council Member (Elect 2). Minnesota Secretary of State
On the record: Thomas Wanous
4 sourced01Housing and tax base2 sourced positions
as quoted by the Steele County Times
Said the city should offer incentives to get more starter homes built and add to the tax base.
There’s a lot of different incentives that can be done for the city to incentivize those new starter homes”
Forum answerSteele County Times · Oct 15, 2026Link
as quoted by the Steele County Times
Asked whether the city could allow accessory dwelling units on residential lots.
Can we allow accessory dwelling units on our lots?”
Forum answerSteele County Times · Oct 15, 2026Link
02Street repairs1 sourced position
as reported by the Steele County Times; not a direct quote
Suggested finding the worst streets and fixing them one street at a time through the capital outlay budget.
Forum answerSteele County Times · Oct 15, 2026Link
03Public safety services1 sourced position
as quoted by the Steele County Times
Said the city should keep its options open on police, fire and ambulance costs, such as partnering with neighboring towns.
We have to keep all of our options open if we want to keep our expenses down.”
Forum answerSteele County Times · Oct 15, 2026Link
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