PRIORITY
Property-Tax Relief
End stealth tax hikes.
Automatically lower the millage rate after any countywide reassessment, so total city revenue stays level (a revenue-neutral ordinance).
Tired of Hidden Decisions? Meet the Candidate Fighting For Transparency.
Giamo Lao
Independent • Property-Rights Advocate • Lebanon Native
Dedicated to transparent leadership, community-driven solutions, and accountable governance.
Why Transparency Matters in Lebanon
I'll publish records, hold open meetings, and make data-driven decisions to restore trust in local government.
- Proactive public records and financial disclosures
- Open-door meetings and community Q & A
- Data-driven decisions on infrastructure & services
Core Values
Accountability
Government works for you, not the other way around.
I'll publish every contract, vote, and expense within 72 hours, and require department heads to post monthly scorecards. If we tax you a dollar, you'll see exactly where that dollar went.
Property Rights
Your home, your business, your choice.
Property should never feel rented from the government. I'll champion caps on reassessment-driven tax hikes and fight any ordinance that erodes your right to use, improve, or pass on your property.
Fiscal Restraint
Spend only what we must, return what we can.
Zero-based budgeting every year; no new program without a sunset clause and funding source. Surpluses go first to debt reduction or millage cuts—never to "find something to spend it on."
Community-Driven Solutions
Decisions start on your block, not in back rooms.
I'll hold quarterly town-hall workshops and let residents rank-vote (score) capital projects. The top priorities—streets, lights, safety—will get funded first.
Innovation & Efficiency
Smaller government, smarter tools.
From one-click, online permits to open-source budget dashboards, technology lets us deliver better service with fewer tax dollars. Every manual process will be reviewed for automation or elimination.
Voluntary Generosity
Neighbors helping neighbors beats mandates.
I'll encourage private and non-profit partnerships—tool-lending libraries, adopt-a-block cleanups, and community land trusts—so solutions grow from the ground up, not top down.
Key Issues
Concrete promises tied to individual sovereignty, lower taxes, stronger property rights, and community empowerment.
Infrastructure First
Pave streets—skip pet projects.
Repave at least 10 lane-miles every year, publish the street list online, and convert every city light to energy-saving, dark-sky friendly LEDs, funded by pausing non-essential capital projects.
Public Safety & Liberty
Secure neighborhoods, respected rights.
Fully staff police and fire, issue body cams for accountability, and roll out an opt-in neighborhood text-alert system to shrink response times.
Small-Business Freedom
Cut red tape—open for business.
Simplify permit process, guarantee a yes or no in 10 days, and waive first-year license fees for new Lebanon sole proprietors and micro-LLCs.
Transparency Hub
Every dollar, every vote—online.
Launch an open-data portal with live budget dashboards, contract PDFs, and a searchable ordinance library. If it’s public, it’s posted—no forms, no fees.
Code-Enforcement Fairness
Notice and assist—fines come later.
Switch to a notice-and-assist model: free courtesy window and volunteer referrals first; fines only if the owner refuses or ignores repeated notices. Revenue generation will never drive enforcement.
Debt & Spending Cap
No new debt without voter say-so.
Send any bond over $1 million to referendum, and cap annual city spending growth to inflation plus population. Extra revenue triggers an automatic millage rollback.
Property-Tax Elimination
Trade property taxes for fair funding.
Begin work with state lawmakers on a modest local-sales-option so visitors share the load, and craft a phased plan to remove city property tax from owner-occupied homes.
About Giamo
I'm a lifelong Lebanon native and a hands-on problem-solver who'd rather pick up the tools than wait for someone else to fix things.
Local Roots & Education
Graduated with honors from Cedar Crest High School, where I crammed every computer-science elective I could find (including AP CS). I spent a semester at HACC, then shifted to a full-stack web-development boot camp to sharpen my coding skills.
Builder by Trade
For the last six years I've been working with Amish craftsmen on roofs, decks, renovations and new-construction projects across Lebanon County and the Commonwealth. That field experience keeps me grounded in the costs, codes and scheduling headaches that real working families face.
Tech-Driven Problem Solver
I merge hands-on construction savvy with full-stack software development—streamlining city processes the same way I optimize an app, cutting costs and boosting accountability.
DIY Mindset
I'll bring a blend of construction grit and tech fluency to city hall. Every initiative I back will be vetted for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and transparency. I can spot waste, streamline processes, and ensure your tax dollars deliver maximum value—no hidden markups, no surprises.
Why I'm Running
City Hall needs the same transparency, efficiency and "get-it-done" attitude that I bring to every job site and software project. I'm ready to publish every contract and vote within 72 hours, slash red tape for homeowners and small businesses, and make our streets and budgets finally work for the people who pay the bills.