Currently holds the office of Peoria City Council until April 4, 2027.
Candidate for Peoria City Council in 2023 Illinois General Election.
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Get StartedOf course Zach supports our local police force and the fine job they do under often trying circumstances. Of course Zach believes in giving them the tools they need. But our police officers alone cannot combat the deterioration of families and neighborhoods and the crime that can occur as a result. The City Council must find a way to go to bat for policies that create more economic opportunity for all of our citizens, that give them career options, that give them hope, that give them the sense that we care about them and refuse to leave any behind. Only then will a life of crime become a less desirable option, and Peoria a more desirable place to live. Learn more
We need to grow our tax base by attracting new jobs and businesses to our community. We can grow a year-round culture of 'shopping local' by reminding Peorians of the many small businesses that make our community unique. Learn more
It means adopting economic development policies that do not punish school district budgets, as nothing is more important to attracting young families with choices – the lifeblood of any community – than perceptions of local classrooms. Too often local governments just get in the way. City Hall has no business picking winners and losers in a free market. Learn more
Zach also has supported new revenue streams for the City of Peoria like exploring the purchase of the water company. Under current laws, Illinois American Water Company has been allowed to purchase other cities' water services, such as Farmington, while publicly financing the deals and using City of Peoria ratepayers to absorb the costs. Learn more
The City Council must find a way to go to bat for policies that create more economic opportunity for all of our citizens, that give them career options, that give them hope, that give them the sense that we care about them and refuse to leave any behind. Only then will a life of crime become a less desirable option, and Peoria a more desirable place to live. Learn more
We need to grow our tax base by attracting new jobs and businesses to our community. We can grow a year-round culture of 'shopping local' by reminding Peorians of the many small businesses that make our community unique. Learn more
To that end, Peoria must find new, more effective ways to encourage private sector investment than just saddling local taxpayers. It’s unlikely that Peoria will ever again lure an existing Fortune 50 company to town, so it must start with the city doing its part to begin planting the seeds for a grow-our-own, entrepreneurial culture. Learn more
Zach also has supported new revenue streams for the City of Peoria like exploring the purchase of the water company. Under current laws, Illinois American Water Company has been allowed to purchase other cities' water services, such as Farmington, while publicly financing the deals and using City of Peoria ratepayers to absorb the costs. Learn more
Property tax payers are not a bottomless piggy bank for our leaders to turn to every time a tough decision comes up. Zach believes we need to respect our taxpayers and grow our tax base. Learn more
Oyler has opposed tax increases on overtaxed homeowners and eliminated the parcel pension fee. Learn more
Zach believes in retirement security for those who work hard for the city, but until these pensions are addressed and corralled, until we address the issue of not just merit but affordability, the city will never be able to balance its budgets, maintain its roads, make its citizens feel safe, create an environment where businesses thrive, or provide the full array of services that the residents of a city this size have every right to expect. Learn more
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