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“Of course we should always ask whether the City is spending wisely – I certainly will, all the time – but there is a bigger question underneath it: what are we asking property taxes to pay for in the first place?”
No statement on housing and development on Castro Liu's campaign site.
Council record on this issue: 8 votes
Approve Official Plan and zoning changes for a Metroview Developments project and assign it servicing capacity · For
Send the Official Plan update and secondary plan report back to staff · For
Ask staff to report on a full secondary plan for Bathurst Street and Highway 7 · Against
Approve a revised Official Plan update timeline and a $2.04M project for two secondary plans along Highway 7 · For
Tell the Ontario Land Tribunal that Council does not support the Parkway Hotels redevelopment applications at Highway 7 and Leslie Street · For
Defer City development charges on non-luxury rental buildings to match York Region (rentals kept at least 40 years), with 5% of units at affordable rents for 20 years · Against
Receive the staff report on deferring development charges for non-luxury rental buildings · For
Send the development charge deferral motion back to staff for more analysis, with a report by September 16 · Against
“(2022) Resist ultra-dense development, prevent furthering traffic woes; housing development should be medium density and designed for communal interaction with commercial and city (‘true’) third spaces”
“Opening up our city facilities and community centres to Non-Profit Organizations and cultural interaction, no longer limiting to just residents of the City.”
“(2022) Strive to establish the 3 rd free outdoor archery range in all of Canada; (2026) STILL working to bring the range and the sport to Richmond Hill!”
“That means making our existing spaces easier and more affordable for smaller organizations to register and use, while thinking about cultural programming as something more than a handful of major performances each year.”
“My pledge in running is one that upholds the Canadian value – transparent access of information and good accountability, protection of the freedom to expression especially towards marginalized groups, and to never…”
“In his role on Council, Castro focuses on issues that matter most to Ward 3 families, including enhancing traffic safety for school children, fostering stronger and safer neighbourhoods, attracting investments to…”
“(2026) Develop a comprehensive urban development plan integrating with federal and provincial governments regarding datacentres, balancing between urgent national needs for data (and platform) sovereignty and dire local…”
“(2026) Expand Richmond Hill’s Arts and Culture grant to identify and nurture new and creative initiatives that promote intercultural dialogue and reconciliation between various the ethnic and indigenous communities”
Castro Liu
Juni Yeung
Taxes and spending
Housing and development
Community safety
Traffic and roads
Parks and environment
Transit
City services
Governance and accountability
Background and overall goals