Akash Grewal

Two city-wide priorities, and how to achieve them

• Safety: more police presence and more creative approaches such as dynamic community watches; calls it non-negotiable.
• Financial accountability: look for efficiencies and cut unnecessary spending before asking taxpayers for more, and get value for every tax dollar.

Two changes to improve City services

• Responsiveness at City Hall: residents should get a call back, as his business clients do.
• Use technology to make services faster and more efficient while reducing costs.

Two changes to improve quality of life in Hamilton

• Better recreation centres and nicer parks, especially for kids and families, as a way to keep youth off the streets and support community safety.

Two priorities for Ward 10

• Plan infrastructure ahead of growth in Ward 10 (roads and traffic bottlenecks at Fruitland and Highway 50) — proactive, not reactive.
• Safety: work with police and City Hall so Ward 10 gets the attention and resources it needs; says residents report not seeing police and car thefts on his own block.

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

Responsive, transparent, inspiring.