 my opinion the most important election there is is the local election that has to do with your public safety your roads your garbage your sewer your water it has the most impact on your day-to-day life and it gets lost in the federal and national election years council members who win in 2026 and 2028 would serve three-year terms to allow the calendar to reset saint cloud used to vote on odd years but it was changed back in the mid-2000s a saint cloud neighborhood kickoff meeting is coming up next week