Ryan Daniel announces run for Mayor in 2011
(Talk of the Town photo provided) Columbia City native Ryan Daniel, below, has announced his plans to run for Mayor of Columbia City.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
This morning, 26-year-old Ryan Daniel filed his candidacy for Mayor of Columbia City.
A 2003 graduate of Columbia City High School and a 2007 graduate of Anderson University, Daniel most recently worked as the northeast community liaison for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. While with OCRA, Daniel worked with mayors, town councils and county commissioners throughout northeast Indiana to help prioritize and fund community development and infrastructure projects.
“Columbia City is such a great community,” said Daniel. “Not only is it a great place to grow up and raise a family, but it has a very business-friendly environment. Mayor Fleck and the City Council have done a tremendous job of advancing the city forward through infrastructure rehabilitation and brownfield
remediation. If elected, I will continue working on these important issues as well as put a strong emphasis on enhancing the local business environment and revitalizing the downtown.”
“I bring a unique perspective on economic and community development to Columbia City,” Daniel added. “Working with 22 different mayors in our region and almost every economic development director in the Northeast, I have been able to see what works in small communities and what doesn’t.”
Daniel has set up a Facebook page, Ryan Daniel for Mayor, where he has outlined key elements of his campaign platform, including, "elimination of flooding, making downtown Columbia City a destination point, keeping utility rates low and encouraging entrepreneurship."
Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree and several economic and community development certificates. He and his wife, Amanda, a Masters of Divinity student at Anderson University, recently returned to Columbia City from Anderson, Indiana. Daniel is the son of Darrin and Jill Daniel of Columbia City.
Two-term Mayor Jim Fleck announced several weeks ago that he plans to retire at the end of 2011.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
This morning, 26-year-old Ryan Daniel filed his candidacy for Mayor of Columbia City.
A 2003 graduate of Columbia City High School and a 2007 graduate of Anderson University, Daniel most recently worked as the northeast community liaison for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. While with OCRA, Daniel worked with mayors, town councils and county commissioners throughout northeast Indiana to help prioritize and fund community development and infrastructure projects.
“Columbia City is such a great community,” said Daniel. “Not only is it a great place to grow up and raise a family, but it has a very business-friendly environment. Mayor Fleck and the City Council have done a tremendous job of advancing the city forward through infrastructure rehabilitation and brownfield
remediation. If elected, I will continue working on these important issues as well as put a strong emphasis on enhancing the local business environment and revitalizing the downtown.”“I bring a unique perspective on economic and community development to Columbia City,” Daniel added. “Working with 22 different mayors in our region and almost every economic development director in the Northeast, I have been able to see what works in small communities and what doesn’t.”
Daniel has set up a Facebook page, Ryan Daniel for Mayor, where he has outlined key elements of his campaign platform, including, "elimination of flooding, making downtown Columbia City a destination point, keeping utility rates low and encouraging entrepreneurship."
Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree and several economic and community development certificates. He and his wife, Amanda, a Masters of Divinity student at Anderson University, recently returned to Columbia City from Anderson, Indiana. Daniel is the son of Darrin and Jill Daniel of Columbia City.
Two-term Mayor Jim Fleck announced several weeks ago that he plans to retire at the end of 2011.