This is your home. You know what you want and need better than any politician, city planner or HRM staffer. The job of councillor is to represent the wishes of the residents not those of other levels of government, special interest groups or big money investors. To accomplish this, I will be readily available to discuss all matters with residents. I am committed to meeting regularly with representatives of existing community organizations and establishing voluntary district specific Advisory Groups representing: Regions within the District, Youth, Seniors, Persons with Disabilities and Historically marginalized groups. I want to ensure the residents of District 3 have a strong voice in developing the policy and practices that affect us all.
I fully support participatory budgeting which allows residents to vote on where a substantial portion of the District's not-for profit and community funds are spent.
The most common issues raised by residents are related to our roads. HRM has a duty its citizens to ensure that the roads - our most basic infrastructure - are in good shape and are safe for our residents. I support heavy investment in equipment and personnel to lessen waiting times for street and sidewalk repair, redesign and traffic calming initiatives. I also support working with the Provincial Government to pass legislation to bring Speed Radar Enforcement to the province.
The housing crisis didn't happen overnight and will not be resolved quickly. It will take cooperation between all three levels of government and many other bodies to significantly reduce those affected by homelessness and to make home-ownership and affordable rent possibilities. Many of our housing legislation lies in the hands of the provincial government, however, housing is everyone's concern. I fully support the prioritization of non-market homes, cooperative initiatives, affordable quotas in new developments and further incentives for first time home buyers. I support barriers to commercial interests based outside of HRM from mass development and acquisition of structures suitable for non-market housing, shelters and/or important community services. I support rent-caps. I do not support fixed term leases. I support working with the Province to change building codes to encourage quick and efficient development and to remove barriers to initiatives like Missing Middle (i.e. townhouses, duplexes, etc) development.
A city of this size must have an affordable, reliable, efficient and ecologically conscious Transit System. As one resident said, "we are living 21st century lives on 19th century roads." With the Mill Cover Ferry Terminal project underway, our transit service is primed for large scale change as outlined in the Regional Plan. We must prioritize the elements of the Rapid Transit Strategy, Integrated Mobility Plan and Regional Plan that will address the practical, ecological and financial shortcomings of the status quo.
- I support early acquisition of micro-mobility (mini-busses) to serve remote and underserviced areas.
- I support electric and ecologically friendly options transit acquisition and re-development.
- I support frequent re-assessments of existing bussing and ferry routes. Input from drivers and frequent users are essential to these initiatives.
- I support further accessibility initiatives to ensure our transit system is usable for all our residents and deep consultation with staff and users of the strengths and weaknesses of our Access A Bus System.
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