Mike Morowit
Candidate for City Council Member, Manteca, District 4 · Manteca Businessman/Councilmember
Mike Morowit owns Miner Mart, a store in Manteca's Lincoln Center. He moved to Manteca from Alameda in 1995 to buy the store. Before that, he earned a sociology degree from UC Berkeley as a commuter student. He worked in a drug store. He was a juvenile probation officer. He was a community service officer for the City of Alameda. He also ran his father's liquor store in Hayward for a time. He started working in his father's East Bay liquor store at age seven, dusting shelves. He later worked the counter there. He served as a Manteca Planning Commissioner. He also served on the Measure Public Safety Tax Oversight Committee. He is active in the Manteca Rotary and other local groups.
Positions in brief
Morowit takes pride in being easy to reach. He holds informal office hours and fixes small day-to-day problems like potholes and unsafe crossings. He also wants more police and fire staff and new park features.
Morowit holds informal office hours most mornings at his store. Residents can raise concerns with him there. That led to new audio crossing signals at more corners. It also led to new traffic lights near a store and an apartment complex. He helped start funding for the city's first sensory playground. He points to more police officers and firefighters as wins. He points to a new police station on the way. He points to street repairs paid for in part by a local sales tax. He wants a new pool complex, a community center, and a big park in north Manteca. He also wants a bigger animal shelter.
On the issues
- Infrastructure & Transportation
Wants to keep addressing day-to-day neighborhood concerns like traffic safety, walkability, and street conditions through direct contact with residents.
“It's not the Middle East peace talks but these are things that really matter to people whether it is a pot hole, their garbage not being picked up or speed lumps.”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Points to added police officers and firefighters and a new police station as achievements, and wants to keep growing public safety staffing.
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Wants to keep adding park and recreation amenities, including a sensory playground, a community center, and a large new park.
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