# HBAC #130 w/ Council Candidate Les Carrier

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Podcast: [The Hilliard Beacon Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hilliard-beacon-podcast-6738112)
Published: 2025-10-13T10:09:57+00:00
Episode link: https://hilliardbeacon.substack.com/p/hbac-130-w-incumbent-council-candidate
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## Resource

Incumbent Councilmember Les Carrier joined hosts Jordan, Tim, and reporter Kevin Corvo for Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion #130 (during a happier moment when Cleveland was still in the playoffs - back on October 2nd) to discuss his decision to seek a fourth term on Hilliard City Council and reflect on his tenure. Carrier cited several accomplishments that have marked his political terms in Hilliard. A major calling card was Issue 9, which restricted residential TIFs , then following on and establishing a dedicated recreation and parks fund with Issue 22 . He emphasized that these actions (and resident votes on these issues) have made Hilliard something of a model for surrounding cities like Marysville and New Albany as well as Gahanna as they also go through similar development cycles. Looking forward, Carrier said his campaign is newly driven by concerns about visibility of faith in public life for all residents, transparency in development decisions, and maintaining what he regularly calls “neighborly” growth rather than revenue-maximizing zoning. He criticized recent changes to council rules that eliminated the invocation from meetings, describing the move as a break with tradition and emblematic of a growing disconnect between local and national values. He also questioned the city’s emphasis of a “revenue-per-acre” model in its comprehensive plan, warning it risks prioritizing profits over community needs, using the city’s pickleball facility debate as a symbol of that imbalance. The conversation turned to Hilliard’s pending city manager search. Carrier reflected on lessons from the first city manager hire, expressing a desire for someone seeking consensus on council, who understands community engagement and avoids what Les calls “bureaucratic inertia” of top down…

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