Larry Paletta

Two city-wide priorities, and how to achieve them

• Understand the city’s finances: department budgets and the reasons for the 23% tax increase, who gets city grants, and cuts he would support.
• Raise revenue differently: cut building-permit times so more homes are built and more people pay taxes, make the most of the provincial $572 million development window, and rethink duplicate on-site and City Hall staffing.

Two changes to improve City services

• Keep civic buildings and rinks in Ward 10 open and maintained so the outskirts aren’t forgotten; focus on services the city overspends on.
• Stricter rules on ambulance and fire-vehicle use, saying some people use ambulances like an Uber service.

Two changes to improve quality of life in Hamilton

• Affordable public transit (possibly special rates, or free, for seniors and students) and proactive planning as LRT and new bus service arrive.
• Be proactive about growth: wider lanes, bridge sidewalks, traffic lights and circles, and buses in Ward 10.

Two priorities for Ward 10

• Make sure Ward 10 isn’t forgotten: maintain what the ward has and stay vocal (cites the neighbouring arena fight).
• Plan ahead for growth: anticipate traffic and congestion (North Service Road, condos, bridges, sidewalks) and build before people arrive.

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

Dedicated, responsive, efficient.