Grand Island City Council Ward 1 · Nov 3, 2026
Jack Sheard
Candidate for City Council Ward 1 (incumbent)
Jack Sheard, the incumbent, is running for Grand Island City Council Ward 1 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, unopposed.
First day of in-person early voting at the election commissioner's office · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayJack Sheard is a marketing strategist at IdeaBank Marketing and a first-term Ward 1 council member. He graduated with a BA in Journalism and Multimedia from UNK in 2000.
Where Jack Sheard stands: positions on the record
Good Life District1 sourced position
Abstained on approving the Good Life District Agreement with Woodsonia GI GLD, LLC (passed 8-1 with one abstention, September 2026).
Council voteGrand Island City Council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
Good Life District review1 sourced position
Voted yes on a motion asking the mayor to set up a council committee to review Good Life District applications before they reach the full council (failed 3-6, May 2026).
Council voteGrand Island City Council minutes, May 12, 2026 · May 12, 2026
Property taxes and budget2 sourced positions
Remarks recorded in the council minutes
Proposed keeping the levy rate the same this year to help hire needed positions, as recorded in the Sept. 8, 2026 minutes.
Own statementGrand Island City Council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
Voted yes on the FY2026-27 city and Community Redevelopment Authority property tax request, which sets the city general levy rate at 0.227797, down from 0.241485 (passed 9-0 with one abstention, September 2026).
Council voteGrand Island City Council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
Utility rates1 sourced position
Voted yes on the water cost-of-service rate ordinance, second and final reading (passed 7-2, June 2026).
Council voteGrand Island City Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026
Housing and zoning1 sourced position
Voted to deny a rezoning that would have allowed duplexes on four McCoy Meadow lots approved for single-family homes (denied 8-1, June 2026).
Council voteGrand Island City Council minutes, June 23, 2026 · Jun 23, 2026
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Grand Island City Council, Ward 1 in 2022 (won).
Own statementHall County · Nov 8, 2022
What Jack Sheard said vs. how Jack Sheard voted
Property tax levy
In their words
Proposed keeping the levy rate the same this year to help hire needed positions, as recorded in the Sept. 8, 2026 minutes.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Remarks recorded in the council minutes ·Grand Island City Council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on the FY2026-27 city and Community Redevelopment Authority property tax request, which sets the city general levy rate at 0.227797, down from 0.241485 (passed 9-0 with one abstention, September 2026).
Sep 8, 2026 ·Grand Island City Council minutes, Sept. 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
Also running for City Council Ward 1
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