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Build geared-to-income public housing, missing-middle apartments and transitional housing.

• Focus on the missing middle: geared-to-income public and transitional housing
• Implement community safety plan with key performance indicators

Confidence:High

Cap property taxes for seniors 70+ who have paid taxes for over 30 years.

• Cap property taxes for seniors aged 70+ with 30+ years of payments
• Transparent budgeting and procurement to end misuse of tax dollars

Confidence:High

Spadafora: every tax dollar deserves the care families use budgeting; he has pushed responsible budgets and cut waste.

• Treats every tax dollar with the care families and businesses use managing budgets.
• Has supported responsible budgeting, questioned unnecessary spending and targeted public dollars where they deliver.

Confidence:High

End financial mismanagement and scandals at city hall; focus on value for money.

• Value-for-money review across city services, housing, fire, police, parks

Confidence:High

Spadafora: good government starts with trust, and trust is built through transparency and open leadership.

• Commits to listening carefully, communicating openly and ensuring residents' voices are heard.
• Pledges meaningful public consultation and transparent decision-making at City Hall.

Confidence:High

Improve park upkeep, roads and build a library in Ward 14.

• Begin building a Ward 14 library
• Prioritize road repairs via neighbourhood councils

Confidence:High

Spadafora has worked to improve roads, sidewalks, parks and municipal services in Ward 14's neighbourhoods.

• Has worked to improve roads, sidewalks, parks, public spaces and municipal services.
• Says every neighbourhood deserves to be safe, welcoming and well cared for.

Confidence:High

Spadafora backs economic development that creates opportunity and strengthens Hamilton's tax base.

• Supports thoughtful planning that prepares for future opportunities while respecting established neighbourhoods.
• Backs economic development that creates opportunity and strengthens the tax base.

Confidence:High

Damptey, a musician, would be a strong advocate for reducing financial barriers for the arts sector.

• A musician and former music festival curator; previously advocated for increasing the fund's envelope and helped pivot it to multi-year funding.
• As former co-chair of the Hamilton Music Advisory Team, backed a holistic arts strategy for affordable cultural space.
• Would host Ward 14 neighbourhood festivals, e.g. a local crawl behind Westcliffe Mall with vendors, music and artists.

Confidence:High