Mike Hill in his own words

Mike Hill 2021 candidate interview


Mike Hill

Mike Hill is a Blaine business owner and helped develop several downtown properties, including the Blaine Starbucks and Bordertown Mexican Grill. For the past decade, Hill has volunteered his time mowing and cleaning up the city.

What issues facing city of Blaine residents are most important to you?

One of the big issues is safety. We have so much protection around here. We have border patrol, CBP, city of Blaine police, and a lot of places don’t have that. 

And growth. I believe the world is coming to us and we’ve been trying to figure out what to do here, and now I think we’ve figured out we need to develop downtown. We have east Blaine going with Maple Ridge and all of that development. I think the council needs to be aware of how they’re going to get hit with growth, and I believe I can help out very well there. 

If elected, how would you address those?

My support is fully behind the police. I’m a “fund the police” guy. Everything starts with safety.

I do a lot of cleaning around the city. That’s another big thing with me, the city needs more than one guy trying to do it. We really need to focus on getting the town spruced up. I’ve been mowing and cleaning and thinking – that’s what I do – I swear I work for the city already. 

Q: What does ideal development in Blaine look like to you? A: It would be getting more people living downtown and getting those east Blaine suburbs built, getting the homes going, just seeing this growth that I’m seeing right now. I’ve seen more growth in the last year than I have my whole life. This is not a 10-year project, this is a 100-year project and whoever does it has to do it right and when I’m right, I mean first class.

What made you run for this position? 

A passion for the town. Blaine’s my team, and I need a coaching position. I think I can help; I’ve already helped. I’ve seen what’s successful and it’s because of the people around me. We’re trying to make Blaine a better place. I’ve been doing this for years, and I’m not going to change because now seems like it’s great timing. 

I don’t know where you’re going to find a guy who eats, sleeps and lives your town and actually has money invested in there.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Win or lose, I’ll still mow the town.

"Hill gave a 10-minute impassioned speech after his nomination about how he’s lived in Blaine his whole life and is tired of seeing its development stunted. Hill criticized council members for never thanking him for his free lawn mowing service to the city, and condemned lack of communication within the city."

Mike Hill tantrum at May 2022 city council meeting
[This episode reveals Hill's inability to be in a position of public responsibility.]

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