Kitchener — Ward 8

1 candidate responded

All topics Housing Getting Around Climate Food Growth & Planning Budget & Taxes

Philip Molto See responses

How should councils weigh the long-term cost of maintaining existing infrastructure when making decisions about outward growth and expansion?ranked from highest to lowest importance

No response

How should councils balance provincial and regional mandates for increased housing density with neighbourhood opposition and local infrastructure constraints?select up to 4 per part

A. Planning & zoning tools

Focus incremental density near transit, schools, and commercial areas

B. Managing neighbourhood opposition

Phase or adjust density in response to neighbourhood concerns about design or servicing capacity
Require demonstrated city-wide benefits to justify local impacts

C. Infrastructure & servicing

Approve density where infrastructure capacity already exists

Describe one concrete zoning, planning, or development decision you would support (or oppose) that reflects how you would balance these priorities.candidate's own words

We built a billion dollar LRT so all municipal development should be an example of building and utilizing that investment and commitment

Please describe one concrete example of a growth or infrastructure decision you would support or oppose using this approach.candidate's own words

We need to move beyond the 1960s urban sprawl model. Paving farmland is no longer an option. Maintain the city limits and build within.

What can the municipality/region do, if anything, about land which sits vacant for years because it is being used as an investment (land banking)?candidate's own words

Vacant land should be penalized. The region expropriated farmland while industrial land sits empty in Huron industrial park.

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On the ballot but have not responded to survey (3)

Wendy Creighton
Margaret Johnston
Carly Pettinger

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