Bill Schickel announces another run for Mason City mayor

MASON CITY — Councilman Bill Schickel announced today he will be a candidate for mayor of Mason City in the November 7th election.

Schickel was previously elected three times as Mason City’s mayor and served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives. “I will be running a 100% positive campaign,” Schickel said. “As always, I will be knocking on doors, visiting every neighborhood and listening to citizens concerns.” “When I ran for mayor the first time nearly 30 years ago, our oldest daughter was a toddler and our other daughters were not yet, born,” Schickel said. “My how things have changed. But one thing that has not changed is my passion to serve and love of Mason City.”

“I’m very excited and optimistic about the future of our great city,” Schickel said. “We face some significant challenges. But there is nothing we can’t accomplish if we work together. I hope to use my background and experience to bring people together to get things done and move our community forward.” Schickel said his priorities will include being responsive to citizens concerns, job creation and neighborhood improvement. Schickel and his wife, Candi, a Mason City attorney, are the parents of three grown children.

Other quotes from Mr. Schickel:

“My priorities will include bringing people together to get things done, good paying jobs and neighborhood improvement.”

“We have some big challenges, but there is NOTHING we can’t accomplish by working together.”

” When mayor 1st time nearly 30 years ago, our oldest daughter was a toddler & other 2 were not born. My how things have changed … but one thing that has NOT changed is my passion to serve and love of Mason City!”

“It’s going to be a 100% POSITIVE CAMPAIGN! As always, I’ll be visiting every neighborhood, knocking on doors and listening to you.”