Yesterday’s (August 19) Le Mars City Council meeting concluded with the announcement from Clark Goodchild that he would not be seeking re-election to another term for his at-large seat in the November election.
Goodchild told those in attendance that he has served on the City Council for 11 ½ years and that he has always believed in term limits. He told KLEM news that he made the decision not to run again early this year.
He said it’s not a popularity contest serving in public office and that you sometimes have a target on your back.
Calling himself a “common sense matter-of-fact kind of guy,” Goodchild offered this advice to anyone running for a seat on the City Council.
Beth Meyer, Senior Manager of the Wells Visitor Center and Ice Cream Parlor, is running for the at-large seat Goodchild now holds.
