Plans — Joe Schember for Erie PA Mayor
It won’t be easy, and there aren’t any quick fixes, but I am willing to do the hard work to build opportunity, transform Erie, and restore hope. Details and plans matter. Through my experience and proven leadership, I will tackle the tough and complex issues facing our great City with bold ideas, swiftness, and collaboration. No one person has all the answers. As a leader in transforming Erie, I will listen to business and nonprofit leaders, city employees, neighborhood and community leaders, education leaders, life-long residents, transplants, immigrants, and anyone who lives in and around the City of Erie.

People ask why I am running for re-election, and it’s because we have many initiatives underway to finish.
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My goals for 2025 and beyond include continuing to:

  • Improve the City’s finances

  • Reduce crime

  • Support our businesses

  • Grow jobs

  • Increase quality housing and homeownership

  • Transform the Miller Brothers building into the new Public Safety Complex

  • Implement city plans to reduce crash fatalities, expand pedestrian access, install bike lanes, preserve our history, and improve parks

  • Ensure the sustainability of community policing initiatives like the Police Athletic League and the COP initiative