Mahoney takes issue with the city’s decisions to invest in bike lanes that he says nobody uses and to refurbish old buildings on Wall Street for new city offices.
Bellevue City Council candidates have their eyes on development.
Voters narrowly approved a $76 million bond issue in September that the district sought to pay for maintenance, technology upgrades and enhanced security measures at schools in the district. He also cited the opening of Beardmore Event Center of Bellevue and improvements to American Heroes Park.“Economic development for me is critical,” Carmichael said.Going forward, Carmichael would like to explore the construction of a water park in Bellevue, and add splash pads.At 22, Thomas Burns is the youngest candidate in the race for City Council.
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Click Here to Access Nebraska's Statewide Testing Program. At age 15 he found himself on his own and he worked bagging groceries to put himself through High School. One of my greatest strengths is I have lived across the United States and Europe.
I want to bring lessons from with I’ve seen in business, in other areas, and in our own area to help make things better. Right now, the city is amending its budget too many times a year, Shannon said. Join us to offer your feedback and learn more about your candidate for City Council At Large.We’re working to set up Morning Coffee meetings (afternoon as well just have to figure out what to call it) to hear from you and discuss ideas. Nobody knows where Wall Street is, he said, and the police station could have been a showcase in Bellevue if it had been built where it was originally planned.The city bought the former site of Wilson Concrete Plan at the intersection of Cornhusker and Fort Crook Roads in 2006 to build a new police station but later moved it to the Wall Street properties.Mahoney also takes issue with incumbent Don Preister’s proposals to increase City Council members’ pay and ban smoking and grilling in apartment complexes.Preister was appointed to the council in 2009 and was re-elected in 2012. Not just the General Election. Being a leader in the community I live in has always been part of my life.
I am running for City Council At Large because I want to effectively represent your voice while Bellevue continues to improve our cities government in a civil and professional manner and be your voice on the Council. He’s running for his second term on the council and said he’s positive about Bellevue’s future.Going forward, Cook said he would like to bring more businesses to Bellevue and help current businesses thrive.Andy Mahoney said he wants the city to stop what he sees as wasteful spending and poor decisions. If we’re going to have change we need your vote at the Primary. Burns said he would bring vision and energy to City Hall and that he wants to work on branding and moving Bellevue forward.One way to do that would be to create a strong commercial core in Olde Towne and make it a destination, Burns said. He pointed to several grants that the city has gotten to help pay for firefighters and the new convention center and to plant trees.Looking ahead, Bellevue needs to focus on moving from a volunteer to a professional fire department and making sure the convention center is paying for itself as predicted, he said.Occupation: Chief building official in Council Bluffs; retired chief building official, BellevuePublic offices held: elected to Bellevue City Council in 2013Education: attended the University of Nebraska at OmahaFamily: married, four children and six grandchildrenOccupation: Clerk in the Douglas County Public Defender’s OfficeEducation: student, University of Nebraska at OmahaOccupation: Contract security; retired Omaha police captainPublic offices held: Bellevue City Council, 2013 to present; Sarpy County Board, 2005-08Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Nebraska at OmahaOccupation: Co-owner of Joy Creations Greeting CardsPublic offices held: Appointed to Bellevue City Council in 2009 and re-elected in 2012; state senator, 1993-2008Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Nebraska at OmahaOccupation: Foreman at Metropolitan Utilities District in water distribution divisionOccupation: Teacher and coach at Bellevue West High SchoolEducation: Bachelor’s degree, University of Nebraska at Omaha; master’s degree, Peru State CollegeOccupation: Tax accountant at Bulldawg Tax & Accounting, involved with several other businessesEducation: Associate degree, Community College of the Air Force, bachelor’s degree, Louisiana State UniversityEmily covers K-12 education, including Omaha Public Schools.