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There are so many issues we agree on and we need to keep moving forward and fighting for our beliefs and for the greater good of Lake County’s future.

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Holding the Line On Property Taxes 

An independent reformer and taxpayer advocate, Altenberg has held the line on property taxes from the county for the last six years.  She won't stop there as she fights for tax relief and a top-down review to reduce the county budget by at least 5 percent.

  • - Enacted a 4-payment property tax system during COVID

  • - Eliminated the Recorder of Deeds Department saving taxpayers $180,000

  • - Saved tapayers $11 million eliminated capital projects in the county budget

  • - Rooting out wasteful spending in Lake County Government

Property Taxes

Marah has a plan to Fight Global Climate Change and Keep Lake County Green

  • She’s leading the effort to create the Route 53 Green Corridor

  • Saving Lake County Taxpayers money by making county buildings energy efficient

  • Creating storm water investments to reduce flooding and protect homes

  • Preserving 800 acres of forest and open spaces

  • Imposed a moratorium on data centers 

  • Keeps holding polluters responsible for contaminating our community

  • Supports investing in green jobs, power alternatives, and a zero-waste plan for the County 
     

Protect our Environment

Environment

Reduce Traffic Congestion

  • Opposed to expansion of development that will cause more traffic and flooding​

    • Opposed to expansion of unnecessary and environmentally unsound housing

    • Opposed to building on Buffalo Grove Golf Course

  • Supports Metra Plan

  • Working to enact Envision 2050, to invest in adaptive infrastructure

Traffic congestion has been growing in our community over the last 20 years. The problem continues to increase, hurting our property values, air quality, and using up our valuable time.

Moratorium On Data Centers 

Marah led the way to implement a moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County. She is now working with county staff to develop formal rules that will stop the building of data centers that consume electricity and water that could raise utility costs and cause environmental impact. She won't stop there.

  • She Supported a Plan to Save Lake County Tax Payers Money By Making County Buildings Energy Efficient 

  • Funded a Program that is Creating Stormwater Investments to Reduce Flooding and Protect Homes

  • Supports Investments in green jobs, power alternatives, and a zero-waste plan for the County

Marah is a longtime pro-choice advocate. Since the overturn of Roe vs. Wade, a woman's reproductive rights have been under attack in Lake County. Marah will work to protect a woman’s right to choose at every level of government. 

 

The Lake County Health Department is the largest provider of reproductive services in Lake County and Marah introduced legislation to make sure that these services are protected.

Pro-choice

Womens Rights
Small Business

As a member of the Lake County Partners Board of Directors and a small business owner, Marah understands firsthand the challenges businesses and families face in today's tough economy. She will fight to bring better paying jobs to our community and will work to lower the costs of doing business.

  • Circulated $16.6 million in Federal funds to small businesses impacted by the Pandemic

  • Fighting to reduce government red tape that restricts business growth

  • Supports a strong downtown Long Grove, Lake Zurich and the building of a downtown in Buffalo Grove. 

  • Implemented a moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Lake County and developing formal data center rules. Marah wants to stop data centers from raising our water and electricity rates. 

Supports Job Growth and Fighting Inflation

Transportation

Champion Sensible Gun VIOLENCE PREVENTION

A leading advocate of the Gun Violence Prevention Initiative which has substantially reduced gun violence across the county

  • Supports sensible gun control

  • Advocates a ban on military-style automatic weapons

  • Prohibit parents from co-signing for a juvenile's gun permit

  • A strong proponent for safe storage of firearms

fighting for safer streets and stronger communities

Our County Sheriff’s department needs the staff, equipment and training to protect us.  That’s why Marah’s been fighting to equip our officers with:

  • Hired 100 more Sheriff Deputies

  • Equipped law enforcement with state-of-the-art technology

  • Created a new 911 call center

  • Increased training so our offices are prepared for every situation and can respond to mass shootings

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