David Ward never imagined he would have to issue an Emergency Declaration and face challenges from a pandemic in his first year of being the mayor of Sturgeon Bay.  Ward has been using his finance and economics background to facilitate meetings and guide the Sturgeon Bay City Council’s Emergency Management Team.  He credits his staff and the councilmembers for accomplishing difficult tasks like the April election and new resolutions to keep the city operating smoothly.  He likes the makeup of the council he is working with and believes they have good chemistry together.

Ward adds that the alders are people of goodwill and always try to see the other side of the issues.  He believes Sturgeon Bay is set up for a very successful year despite having to deal with the difficulties surrounding the COVID-19 health crisis.