Jim Shaw for Elizabethtown

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• Different From the Rest I have distanced myself from the other City Council candidates by discussing the issues I believe are important and the specific actions that should be taken to address them. My primary initiatives are: • Protecting private property rights, especially stopping the encroachment of commercial uses into established residential neighborhoods. • Improving transparency so residents and business owners are better informed of the City’s activities and spending. • Eliminati

  26 October 2026 · Jim Shaw for Elizabethtown · $100 – $199 · 30K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• Downtown Zoning Fiasco In late June, the Elizabethtown Planning and Development Department notified over fifty property owners in the downtown area that it had begun the process to change the zoning of their properties to C-5 (Downtown Mixed Use). Many of the targeted properties were residential and the C-5 zoning would have allowed the intrusion of commercial uses. One of the established neighborhoods the department thought was suitable for commercial zoning was Terry Court, which is shown i

  24 August 2026 · Jim Shaw for Elizabethtown · $100 – $199 · 10K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

• The Elizabethtown City Council candidates were given two opportunities this year to present themselves to the voters on equal footing. The first was a 20-minute, one-on-one interview, answering questions that were provided in advance by Hardin Local. The interviews were livestreamed on Facebook and made available for replay on Hardin Local’s YouTube channel. A list showing the candidates who did and did not accept the invitation and links to the interviews are at https://hardinlocal.com/ele

  24 October 2026 · Jim Shaw for Elizabethtown · $0 – $99 · 6K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• Different From the Rest I have distanced myself from the other candidates by avoiding political jargon and broad generalities. I have written about and discussed the issues I believe are important and the specific actions that should be taken to address them. My primary initiatives are: • Protecting private property rights, especially stopping the encroachment of commercial uses into established residential neighborhoods. • Improving transparency so residents and business owners are better

  23 October 2026 · Jim Shaw for Elizabethtown · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• This year, the Elizabethtown City Council candidates were given two opportunities, free of charge, to present themselves to the voters on equal footing. The first was a 20-minute, one-on-one interview, answering questions that were provided in advance by Hardin Local. The interviews were livestreamed on Facebook and made available for replay on Hardin Local’s YouTube channel. A list showing the candidates who did and did not accept the invitation and links to the interviews are at https://h

  23 October 2026 · Jim Shaw for Elizabethtown · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• Downtown Zoning Fiasco, Part 2 On August 24, I posted my thoughts on the City’s attempt to force commercial zoning on residential properties in the downtown area. Even though the Planning and Development Department withdrew the request, the Planning Commission voted on October 13 to formerly terminate the area-wide zoning proposal. Individual property owners who want to change their zoning can file their own application, but it appears the Commission is conceding that rezoning properties agai

  18 October 2026 · Jim Shaw for Elizabethtown · $0 – $99 · 9K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library