Issues | Joe Beckwith

Joe Beckwith has the Proven Experience to Lead Oakbrook Terrace to a New Day in Good Government

Restoring Public Safety & Trust by listening to our Officers and supplying them with proper support to succeed

Re-build our police department through years of low moral, not hiring and consolidating jobs and duties within the department. Staffing is down, only 2/3rds of the officers are working... increase our headcount to a total of 25 officers. Public Safety needs to be our #1 Priority.
Increasing services and programs including more community policing such as community service officer, school resource officer program, crossing guard, bicycle safety, neighborhood watch and community awareness meetings.
Keep our neighborhoods SAFE by hiring and employing the best police personnel and supplying them with proper Training, Technology & Qualified Leadership to serve and protect our families.

Community Programs and Outreach

We have many residents who want to be involved so lets involve them with focus groups and committees.
Restart the youth commission and a senior programs and use a community center to house both programs.

Economy & Budget. “We need to continue to look for new and creative sources for revenues and grants”

Use my proven leadership and management skills in government and budgeting to bring common sense back to local government.
Seek new revenue sources as I have professionally sought, secured millions of dollars in grant opportunities while fostering better intergovernmental cooperation between taxing bodies to best maximize your tax dollars.
Be Fiscally Responsible and use my experience in overseeing multi-million dollar budgets in local government to restore trust in our local government.

Economic Development and Beautification

Encourage smart development that considers the needs of all GENERATIONS and lifestyles and offers affordable options and services for seniors.
Encourage new revenue streams including retail sales tax producing destination businesses and enticing national brands to come to Oakbrook Terrace.
Create community beautification projects with enhanced entry ways into the different subdivisions and redo the streambank path adding more amenities and a better material for year round use.