Ryan J. O'Neill
NE · Grand Island City Council Member, Ward 3
IT manager at Amur Equipment Finance, Grand Island City Council president and chair of the Hall County Airport Authority board. He wants more for young people to do, more people living here and careful spending to manage property taxes.
Where Ryan J. O'Neill stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (5 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted for three yearly 8 percent water rate increases, saying the city must replace any lead pipes; they passed 7-2.
June 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 oppose
Voted to seek up to $25 million in city bonds for Island Oasis Water Park and the Heartland Events Center, saying government should not stockpile cash; it passed 8-0.
April 28, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted to raise the city hotel tax from 2 to 4 percent to pay for the Heartland Events Center, saying "I support the 2 percent increase"; it passed 9-0.
April 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted for $4,014,534 in tax increment financing (TIF) for the last phase of the Sterling Estates apartments; it passed 7-1.
March 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted to seek a $1 million state grant for a $2.5 million ice rink chiller at the Heartland Events Center; it passed 8-1.
January 13, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted for tax-break redevelopment plans for an apartment complex and a Feel Fit gym near Rae Road; they passed 7-1 and 6-2.
August 21, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for a rule requiring fraud warning signs at cryptocurrency kiosks, calling the signs an important safeguard; it passed unanimously.
November 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Voted for $4,014,534 in tax increment financing (TIF) for the last phase of the Sterling Estates apartments; it passed 7-1.
March 24, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted for tax-break redevelopment plans for an apartment complex and a Feel Fit gym near Rae Road; they passed 7-1 and 6-2.
August 21, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 6 support
Voted for three yearly 8 percent water rate increases, saying the city must replace any lead pipes; they passed 7-2.
June 9, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted to seek up to $25 million in city bonds for Island Oasis Water Park and the Heartland Events Center, saying government should not stockpile cash; it passed 8-0.
April 28, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted to raise the city hotel tax from 2 to 4 percent to pay for the Heartland Events Center, saying "I support the 2 percent increase"; it passed 9-0.
April 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted to seek a $1 million state grant for a $2.5 million ice rink chiller at the Heartland Events Center; it passed 8-1.
January 13, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Worked with Woodsonia Real Estate as the council's chosen contact to enlarge the planned Good Life District aquatics center from a 3-lane to a 10-lane pool.
December 7, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted against delaying and then for a 50-year city lease with Fonner Park for a 1,100-space parking lot; the lease passed 6-4.
February 25, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Voted for the Good Life District agreement with Woodsonia Real Estate after helping negotiate it as council president; it passed 8-1-1.
September 8, 2026
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted for a naming deal that renamed the Heartland Events Center the BigIron Events Center for up to $1.54 million; it passed 7-2.
June 23, 2026
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted for an option to sell Camp Augustine to the Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation for a state park; it passed 7-0.
May 26, 2026
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Moved to form a three-member council committee to work on the Good Life District project; the motion failed 3-6.
May 12, 2026
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Was elected council president on Dec. 9, 2025, and that night added an amendment holding Woodsonia to its spoken promises in the Good Life District deal; the resolution passed 8-1.
December 9, 2025
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Voted to hire Patrick Brown as city administrator, saying he had worked with Brown a lot; the council approved it 9-0.
September 23, 2025
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Abstained on a council letter backing federal Essential Air Service flights because he also sits on the airport's board; it passed 6-0-2.
January 28, 2025
Source: centralnebraskatoday.com
Won the Grand Island City Council Ward 3 seat unopposed in November 2024 with 1,675 votes. He also won re-election to the Hall County Airport Authority board with 12,299 votes.
November 5, 2024
Source: elections.hallcountyne.gov
Past race Ryan J. O'Neill ran in:
- Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Grand Island city, Nebraska