City Officials
Robert Luzius
Running for Prescott City Council was a natural byproduct of Robert Luzius’ progressively keener interest in the community he first fell in love with while attending Prescott High School in the late 1940s.
Luzius fell in love with Prescott all over again when he returned for good in 1993. The intervening years in Ohio and Maryland were filled with, among other things, a U.S. Navy tour, careers in firefighting and small business ownership and raising five children with his wife, Joanne.
It was his affinity for Prescott that got Luzius involved as a retiree in a variety of different civic and community causes, such as grass-roots efforts to preserve Acker Park and Badger “P” Mountain. His volunteer resume also includes helping organize an annual golf tournament benefiting the Prescott High School scholarship fund, service on the City of Prescott Fire Board of Appeals, Board of Adjustment and the citizens committee that drafted Prescott’s new Land Development Code. As of Nov. 22, 2005, it also includes a seat on the Prescott City Council.
Luzius’ determination to make the jump from city commissioner to Council member paid off on this third bid for a Council seat. “Winners never quit and quitters never win,” he said, quoting a friend and motivator.
Since he’s attended most City Council meetings and many other public city meetings in the last four years, Luzius has a good grasp of city business and how he can be of help. He said he intends to conduct mini town halls and make himself be accessible in person or on the phone to listen to residents’ ideas and concerns. He said he also intends to continue attending most public meetings so that “when something comes up on the Council agenda it won’t be a surprise to me.”
Luzius said as a City Council member he also will prioritize growth management, historic preservation and effective transportation, including possibly a quad-city public transit system.
Luzius’ less serious pursuits include big-band dancing with Joanne, participation in the Scots of Prescott and membership in organizations such as the Knights of Columbus.
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