A Plan for a Better Mississauga
Liveable
Law and Order
Explore bringing back community police stations – community policing requires community police stations.
Tougher on property standards:
• Increase re-inspection fees for repeat offenders
• Reduce remediation time for chronic offenders
$10,000 Crime Stoppers reward for tips that lead to a conviction for auto theft.
Fight for more judges to speed up the time it takes to get trial verdicts.
Advocate for auto theft to be treated as organized crime and for bail reform.
City hall that works for you
When you make a 3-1-1 complaint there is currently no way you can track the progress of your complaint. I will modernize the 3-1-1 system and make the progress on a complaint transparent and trackable.
Simplify and fast track building permits for own-home renovations.
Open for Business: I commit that I will cut the time it takes to get the permits required to start or expand a business.
Bring back walk-in service at City Hall.
Fast Track Mississauga
As Mississauga grows, I am determined to minimize road congestion. My Fast Track plan will do just that.
• If the province approves the expansion of subway to Sherway Gardens, I will bring the subway to Mississauga.
• LRT on Dundas East of Hurontario to Kipling Ave.
• Electrify Lakeshore GO and add stops to provide more service without disrupting Lakeshore Road.
• Improve frequency and reliability of MiWay service.
• Bike lanes are an important part of our transportation network. I will prioritize building a connected network of bike lanes and avoid fragmentation.
• Champion 2-way, all-day Milton GO.
UTM transit
• Introduce new route 26 A that goes south on Mississauga Rd to UTM.
• Increase service on routes 1, 44, 101, and 110.
Smart Growth – Building neighbourhoods not just more homes
Over the next decade, Mississauga is expected to grow rapidly as we address the acute housing shortage and build more homes. This growth comes with a risk – if it is done wrong, it will make our city unlivable. Growth done right, however, will make our city both affordable and livable.
I have a clear plan and vision for smart growth that is less car dependent and I will stop the proposed removal of car lanes on Bloor Street.
I don’t want to just build more homes – I want to build thriving neighbourhoods.
Cleaner Mississauga
Cleaner Neighbourhood Grant of up to $1000 to registered ratepayer or neighbourhood associations to clean up or beautify your neighbourhood.
Sidewalk and road repairs prioritized.
Increase garbage and dog waste containers in parks.
World-class City
As Ontario’s second largest economy, Mississauga needs to elevate its arts, culture, and sports. Investment in culture is not a nice to do – it is a must do.
Arts and culture are big drivers of job creation and the economy. My plan would leverage private sponsorships and investments to promote this vital sector.
• Elevate programing at the Living Arts Centre to increase revenues and visitors.
• Build on the success of Celebration Square to build another plug and play festival venue.
• Build attractive public spaces.
• Establish sports scholarships for talented Mississauga youth by leveraging private sector sponsorships.
• Elevate Mississauga’s waterfront.
• Elevate and expand the Mississauga Arts Gallery to establish our city as a contemporary art powerhouse.
Affordable
New Deal for Mississauga
Demand fairness from province with a new funding model.
Upload LRT operating costs.
Build More Homes
Waive development charges on purpose built rentals.
Allow modular construction, cutting costs by up to 30%.
Expedite building permit approvals.
Residential Storm Water Charge Rebate
Save residents up to 50% by incentivizing installing rain barrels, rain gardens and permeable pavers.
Keep Property Taxes Affordable
For the next two years taxes will only increase at or below the rate of inflation.
Stop the $27 million Bloor Street integrated road project.
Bike lanes are an important part of our transportation network. I will prioritize building a connected network of bike lanes to avoid fragmentation, and pause bike lanes on streets that do not connect to a network.
Bike lanes that connect to a network will continue.
Affordable Recreation
Free skating for all ages during off peak hours.
Seniors
Restore and create more indoor meeting spaces for seniors’ groups.
Defer property tax for low income seniors.