Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - Vic Ellison elected Mayor of Eagan - 11/11/1987
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Ellison family celebrates reflects upon father's win
by Candace Garry to pour in almost a week later. Referring to the Cliff Lake
"The best feeling of all was the Galleria and Towers proposal
There's nothing like your high voter turnout," Ellison before the City Council, Ellison
children to bring you back down said. Historically, city elections said "I'd hate to see a long term
to Earth.
Vic Ellison, newly elected ° have had low turnouts. But on decison made by lame ducks."
Nov. 3 more than 40 percent of He said he would continue to lob-
mayor of Eagan, found that out t - e~ ilk,
Ea an's registered voters made b against developing a Tar et
last week the night after his re g' by g
sounding 63 percent victory over it to the polls. Ellison said that and shopping center at the site.
incumbent Mayor Bea Blom represents a 74 percent increase But he thinks it will happen
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over the city's mayoral and anyway. "They're going to build
quist. Ellison spent the evening council races two years ago. there," he said. "Their last ac-
caring for his three children who
had stre throat, while his wife,Ellison said he doesn't expect tions as a council will be to stick
P to make anv chances in city staff us with a poor land use decison."
uaroi, went, ou<ror uu,uer wLwL a once he takes office in January. Back on the hometront, the
few campaign workers to
"I'm very pleased with the staff Ellison are trying to "regroup"
celebrate the victory.,. ' and they will be a great asset," after a long campaign that found
Still, Ellison was on cloud :1:11:111 sill 1
he said. He does, however, plan Ellison knocking on 8,000 doors,
nine. "Actually it ws good I
o Candace Garry to change the makeup of the ci- losing 15 pounds in the process.
stayed home because I was here by ty s planning and parks commis- Long range plan call for a fami-
to answer the phone that rang "I expect to make those
every five minutes," he said. Vic Ellison with children Timothy, Kimberly, Annie, and sionsdecis. "I January," he said. ELLISON: To Page 2
Congratulatory calls continued wife, Carol.
Ellison: Voter turnout impressive
From Page 1 Kimberly worked tirelessly in believed some of the allegations '
the campaign, stuffing brought my wife to tears," he
ly vacation to Disneyworld in envelopes and donating 35 cents. said.
December. She said she wants to be in Referring to Blomquist's
But it's the immediate future politics someday. campaign literature, Ellison i
that concerns Carol Ellison. Five-year=old Timothy, a said, "Whenever you throw mud
"We're going to get our family kindergartner at Northview, you get dirt on your own hands."
clicking again," she said. First said he never wants to run for He said it was tempting at times i .
on her agenda: paying a stack of office because "it seems too to get in the mud, but that he i j
bills and getting the house in hard." Still, he said he's glad his realized it would be counter-
order. Then she hopes to catch dad won. Annie, the Ellison's 3 productive. "I knocked on
up on anuque furniture year mu, seems unuauntea oy it Mors; Bea knocked on me," he
refinishing and resume her all. She recounts only vague said.
freelance graphic design work. memories of riding in a parade Ellison called Blomquist's
The children seem especially or tagging along to drop post-election charges that he
pleased the campaign is over brochures near mailboxes. bought the election "sour
and their dad will be around
though he said it's been ra s." He said it was "
g pe t hard
more. "I feel good `cause I really worth it, Ellison admitted the work, not money," that won they
missed my father," said 8-year- campaign was sometimes dif- election. "It's unfortunate she
old Kimberly, a second-grader ficult for his family. "The cruel can't recognize the voters
N,)-thview Elementary. phone calls from people who wanted a change," he said.
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