City of Grass Valley City Council Councilmember Tom Ivy

A native Nevada County resident, Tom Ivy graduated from Nevada Union High School before earning his bachelor’s degree in environmental studies with a focus on agriculture from UC Santa Cruz. His public service includes being appointed to the Grass Valley Planning Commission in 2018.

First elected: Nov. 3, 2020

Day job: Tom Ivy works in his family’s plumbing business.

Notable quote: “I think that our community is special, that small businesses are the backbone of this community, and that our development patterns weren’t necessarily keeping true to our local community. We absolutely want to modernize our zoning code so that our neighborhoods stay true to the character that makes Grass Valley a special place and gives much more power to those neighborhoods to develop mentally, emotionally and evolve on their own terms.” (Source: The Union)