Tanjoban Singh Nijjar

Two city-wide priorities, and how to achieve them

• Fiscal responsibility: put the city’s financial house in order, release audited statements on time and cut waste before asking residents for more.
• Restore trust in City Hall: support the Mayor’s Task Force recommendations on transparency, access and accountability, more open data and clearer communication, and explain decisions rather than just announce them.

Two changes to improve City services

• Better communication and follow-up: a tracking system where residents can see the status of their requests so they needn’t call repeatedly.
• Efficient permitting and approvals for renovations and small business permits.

Two changes to improve quality of life in Hamilton

• Maintain parks, recreation and public spaces, with youth violence in mind.
• Safer streets and neighbourhoods: traffic calming that makes sense (not random speed bumps), road repairs and walkable, bikeable neighbourhoods.

Two priorities for Ward 10

• Smarter development with real community input before projects are approved; cites removal of the downtown Stoney Creek parking lot for affordable housing.
• Keep property taxes affordable: scrutinize the budget for waste to lower or at least freeze taxes (says he can’t promise to “magically” cut them).

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

Accessible, honest, and effective.