Roswarski seeks 6th term

Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski has been in office longer than most Purdue students have been alive, but that hasn’t deterred him from running for a sixth term as the mayor of Lafayette.
“I think that I have a proven track record of getting good things done,” Roswarski said. “Even with the housing market being tough here, the Wall Street Journal ranked us three quarters in a row as the number one emerging housing market in the United States.”
The mayor has been upfront about the difficulties that Lafayette residents face with housing issues, but is said he is running with some solutions to solve these challenges as he faces opposition by libertarian mayoral candidate Benjamin Milanowski.
“I think we have a good record to run on,” Roswarski said. “When it comes to economic development, fiscal responsibility, quality of life, the quality of our parks and our roads and our infrastructure, I think we've had a good story to tell.”
Roswarski said the city will be investing 30 to 40 million dollars next year to open 1,000 acres of land for development in housing, industrial and commercial sectors. These investments are a part of Roswarki’s plans for economic development in Lafayette.
“I can't disclose it because we're under confidentiality, but you're going to hear about a couple more, really good economic development wins for our community here and in 2024,” Roswarski said. “We're excited about the future. I think we're on a great path, a great trajectory forward and we'll continue to do all of those things.”
One of the biggest issues on Mayor Roswarski’s desk has been the unrest surrounding what the many residents perceive as potential environmental damage caused by the LEAP pipeline.
The LEAP pipeline is a project that aims to attract companies to invest in Indiana, but has brought criticism from residents and politicians alike.
According to previous Exponent reporting, in order to meet the demands of the LEAP district, over 100 million gallons of water will have to be pumped from the Wabash Alluvial Aquifer every day.
“Our number one issue is LEAP,” Roswarski said. “Whether it's Lafayette, West Lafayette or the county, the number one issue that we are concerned with right now, and are constantly working on and is absorbing a significant amount of time, is trying to stop this potential transfer of water from Tippecanoe county.”
His policies weren’t the only reason that he felt that he was best fit for the job. He also said that he had the proven leadership to prove his words.
“What I do has a significant effect on lots and lots of people well outside the scope of the city limits of Lafayette, even the way that we run water and sewer and storm water out into the county." says Roswarski.
“I am absolutely committed to this community.”
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