0% Resident Tax Increase
No property or sales tax hikes.
Platform Initiative
Ranson Forward Investment
Built by Industry. Protected by Neighbors. Anchored in Ranson.
The covenant is simple: build a dedicated, legally protected fund that leverages Ranson's industrial strength to anchor our Resident Heroes and modernize neighborhoods without raising resident taxes.
Ranson Hero Commitment
Protected funding. Visible results.
Designed to move from a 10% pilot to full resident hero coverage by Year 4 without a resident tax hike.
Ironclad Protection
Funds legally barred from general city overhead.
4-Year Scaling
100% hero coverage by Year 4.
Back to priorities
The Two Pillars
A covenant with two protected jobs to do.
One pillar anchors the workers who already carry Ranson. The other puts visible improvements back into the neighborhoods they call home.
The Objection Buster
Will This Raise My Taxes?
NO.
Funded exclusively by a tiered assessment on Legacy Employers (30+ employees).
What does that mean?
We're asking our largest industrial and healthcare employers to invest in the workforce that makes their businesses and our city run.
The 15-Year Partnership
A clear scale-up, followed by a hard freeze.
The covenant starts small, grows on a public schedule, and locks at the cap for a full decade so businesses know the rules and residents know the promise is real.
Year 1
0.06%
Year 2
0.08%
Year 3
0.11%
Year 4
0.15%
Pilot launch
Year 1 opens the covenant at 0.06% so Ranson can launch a controlled pilot, prove the lockbox works, and begin enrolling the first resident heroes.
Measured growth
Year 2 steps to 0.08% and expands both hero coverage and neighborhood projects without breaking the promise of no resident tax hikes.
Scale with accountability
Year 3 rises to 0.11% and carries the covenant toward majority coverage while the public can still see every dollar protected and tracked.
The cap year
Year 4 reaches the 0.15% cap, locks in full enrollment, and sets the rate for the long-term stability pact that follows.
10-to-100 Rollout
A four-year climb from pilot to full coverage.
As the rollout steps enter view, the progress bar fills to show how the covenant moves from a limited pilot to full enrollment for qualifying resident heroes.
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10%
Year 1 (Pilot)
10% of eligible personnel enrolled.
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30%
Year 2
30% coverage across the resident hero workforce.
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60%
Year 3
60% coverage as the covenant scales toward citywide certainty.
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100%
Year 4
100% enrollment. Every qualifying Ranson hero is home.
Neighborhood Improvements
Four visible promises residents will be able to judge.
A tighter visual grid of the neighborhood upgrades residents should expect to see on the ground, not just hear about in a speech.
Safe Streets
Safe Streets
LED lighting upgrades city-wide.
Clear Paths
Clear Paths
Municipal sidewalk snow removal for seniors and students.
Clean Alleys
Clean Alleys
Paving, grading, and drainage for historic alleys.
Mental Health Hubs
Mental Health Hubs
Subsidized office space for resident counselors.
Lockbox & Accountability
Built to resist drift, diversion, and broken promises.
The covenant is only credible if residents can see who watches it, where the money is allowed to go, and what happens if someone tries to break the deal.
The Hero Board
Oversight belongs to a committee of resident professionals, including teachers and police, so the program is reviewed by the people it claims to protect.
The Legal Lockbox
Funds are prohibited from being diverted to city admin overhead or general salaries. The covenant exists for resident heroes and neighborhood improvements only.
The Sunset Clause
If the 10-year cap is ever violated, the program automatically repeals. That red line is the resident protection, not a footnote.
FAQ
Common questions, plain answers.
Who is a Resident Hero?
Teachers, First Responders, Hospital Staff, and Counselors who work in Ranson and live in Ranson are the intended covenant workforce.
Does this affect small businesses?
No. The covenant applies only to Legacy Employers with 30 or more employees. Small businesses are not the funding target.
How is the money protected?
Protection comes from the Hero Board, the Legal Lockbox, and the public restriction that funds cannot be diverted into general city overhead.
What if the city raises the rate?
The Sunset Clause triggers an automatic repeal if the cap is ever broken. That safeguard is part of the covenant itself.
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Get Involved
Help bring the covenant home.
If you want resident heroes to stay in Ranson and neighborhoods to see visible upgrades without another resident tax hike, help build support now.