This election season, the Herald invited city council candidates to film a 1-minute video telling voters why they should be elected. Here is Chaska City Council Ward 3 candidate Chris Schulz.

By Mollee Francisco

Monday night, Councilor Greg Boe requested that city staff develop a proposal illustrating what city services would be cut in lieu of raising the tax rate.

“It would be helpful to see what changes we’d have to make,” he said.

By Mollee Francisco

Strategic planning, city priorities and downtown revitalization were on the agenda Tuesday night as the four candidates for Chaska City Council met in an hour-long forum hosted by the League of Women Voters – Eastern Carver County.

Ward 1 Councilor Gino Businaro and Ward 3 Councilor Chris Schulz were met by challengers Scott Millard and Charles Stech respectively at the sparsely attended event.

The League of Women Voters - Eastern Carver County will hold a forum for contested positions in the city of Chaska at 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 5) in the Chaska City Hall Council Chambers. The event is free and open to the public.

Among the items included on tonight's Chaska City Council agenda are:

* Public hearing for Chevalle parkland acquisition and development

* Grading permit for Nickel Creek: Phase one

Chaska City Council meetings are held the first, third and fifth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at Chaska City Hall, One City Hall Plaza.

Charles Stech - candidate for Chaska Ward 3

Address: 940 Conner Street

Age: 28

Family: Wife and two children

Employment: Carver County

Education: Earned Bachelor of Business Administration – Human Resources, and Bachelor of Arts – Public Policy from the University of Minnesota – Duluth. I am currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Minnesota State University – Mankato.

Chris Schulz - candidate for Chaska Ward 3

Address: 1290 Wildflower Lane

Age: 47

Family: Wife, Nancy, of 19 years

Employment: I am currently employed by Stratasys, Inc. in Eden Prairie as a Senior Technical Trainer

Education: Associate of Applied Science, ITT Technical Institute, St. Louis

Gino Businaro - candidate for Chaska Ward 1

Address: 3515 Co. Rd. 140

Age: 68

Family: Married to Karla K. Businaro, two children, Evelina and Dominic

Employment: Retired CPA

Education: Minneapolis Community College, University of St. Thomas, CPA

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy time with my family and friends, and I count computer time as my No. 1 hobby. I traveled in my younger years.

Mark Windschitl - candidate for Chaska Mayor

Address: 1046 Mallary Lane

Age: 55

Family: Single, I have three children: David, Jill and Krista. I am also a grandfather of three with one more on the way.

Employment: Operations Chief for the St. Louis Park Fire Department

Education: Chaska High School

Hobbies/Interests: Family, baseball, motorcycling and snowmobiling

Among the items included on tonight's Chaska City Council agenda is:

*Public special assessment hearing for Highway 41 median and Second St. signal

Chaska City Council meetings are held the first, third and fifth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at Chaska City Hall, One City Hall Plaza.