Pella Mayor Jim Mueller says that what he is proudest about for 2012 was the work the city staff and council did on reducing the city’s debt. He says many communities in Iowa have had increasing debt over the past decade, but Pella has been able to drastically reduce the debt. He also was happy to see the ball rolling on the Pella Sports Park Project after many years of planning, and says that city staff have worked hard to make that happen. Mueller plans to continue work on the city’s budget in 2013, as well as working on infrastructure improvement projects.