Jason Farr

Two city-wide priorities, and how to achieve them

• End what he calls unprecedented property tax increases (he cites 23% over four years) and return to inflation-level increases without cutting services; he points to about a thousand additional staff.
• Return to responsible government, criticizing strong-mayor powers, spending overruns, depleted reserves and staff turnover.

Two changes to improve City services

• Real-time, 24/7 monitoring and reporting of black soot and other emissions at the source.
• Front-line, public-facing service improvements to restore public confidence.

Two changes to improve quality of life in Hamilton

• Better emission monitoring, particularly along the Bayfront industrial corridor.
• Greater investment in youth sport and senior programming (he did not give details).

Two priorities for Ward 4

• Residents’ health: real-time emissions monitoring, and a data-centre moratorium and interim control bylaw, with resident- and business-led engagement.
• (Second ward priority was not clearly stated; the answer focuses on air quality, emissions monitoring and the data-centre moratorium.)

Three words for a four-year term (looking back from September 2030)

Smart, experienced, informative.