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Grow alternative non-tax revenue and internal efficiencies to fund services without leaning on property taxes.

• Alternative revenue sources, municipal service corporations
• Internal efficiencies to cut costs

Confidence:High

Work with police; direct homeless people to places where they can get help.

• Police cooperation
• Direct homeless people to services

Confidence:High

Bridge the infrastructure deficit sustainably without putting the full burden on property taxpayers.

• Address staggering infrastructure deficit
• Sustainable funding beyond property tax

Confidence:High

Revitalize Kenilworth: direct dialogue, a community-led Kenfest event, and private investment.

• Kenilworth revitalization plan
• Kenfest event to inspire private investment

Confidence:High

Safeguard and support small businesses along the LRT route to keep commercial corridors vibrant.

• Support small businesses during LRT construction
• Keep commercial corridors vibrant

Confidence:High

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Fight the Steelport hyperscale AI data centre; limit data centres harming community health.

• Oppose Steelport hyperscale data centre
• Limit data centres harming community health

Confidence:High

Bring the data-centre moratorium back to council; keep data centres away from residents.

• Revive data-centre moratorium motion
• Ruleset keeping data centres away from residents

Confidence:High

Farr strongly supports the arts sector and commits to a City Enrichment Fund review.

• Cites his record leading the doubling of arts funding and serving on the AGH and Theatre Aquarius boards.
• Commits to a City Enrichment Fund review to restore a fair, impartial grants process.
• Points to past Ward 2 work: artist apartments on King Street, Bridgeworks, and St. Mark's Church programming space.

Confidence:High

Lambert would fund arts and social programs ahead of policing, and tie cultural space to ending homelessness.

• Would fund arts and social programs ahead of policing, redirecting savings to social housing, traffic calming and mental-health supports.
• Links cultural participation to ending homelessness and suburban/highrise sprawl so marginalized artists can take part.
• Wants city-owned venues to reserve affordable time for local artists and cultural space along transit corridors citywide.

Confidence:High

Hwang treats arts and culture as integral to Hamilton's economic strategy and backs diversifying arts revenue.

• Commits to reviewing and strengthening the City Enrichment Fund while pushing the sector to diversify revenue beyond municipal grants.
• Champions municipal incentives for creative spaces on Kenilworth Street to keep artists from being priced out.
• Frames cultural investment as job creation, social cohesion and talent attraction.

Confidence:High

Tuff calls the arts essential to the city's soul and backs practical, fiscally responsible arts investment.

• Supports reviewing the City Enrichment Fund but says property-tax funding must be weighed against other needs to avoid tax increases.
• Would push for reviewing how city-owned spaces are priced and prioritized so local arts groups get fair access.
• Favours engaging artists in commercial-street revitalization, e.g. Kenilworth in Ward 4.

Confidence:High