We will ensure that Hamilton is a community of choice and opportunity for all

Promote reinvestment in our urban core and traditional neighborhoods and promote high quality suburban DEVELOPMENT

• Promote the creation of high quality residential units in the urban core through public private partnerships

• Support efforts to rehabilitate historic buildings through efforts like CORE, public private partnerships, and encouraging resident-led renovation projects

• Promote infill development in our urban core and along the riverfront

• Hold new suburban development to high quality design standards

• Increase homeownership rates through efforts like downpayment assistance programs and targeted marketing

• Collaborate with Hamilton schools on marketing our strong education system

Retain existing hamilton residents

• Be responsive to the needs and concerns of Hamilton residents through efforts such as 311 activity, social media engagement, and community meetings

• Connect Hamiltonians to the events, parks, and other quality of life improvements occurring in our community

• Encourage homeowners to invest in their homes through incentives like rehabilitation loans and facade grants

• Simplify access to the city and community services for all people

Market Hamilton to Prospective residents

• Continue to promote and develop incentive programs to attract people to live in Hamilton

• Execute a regional communications plan to market Hamilton

• Collaborate with employers to promote Hamilton to their employees

Make Hamilton Safe & Clean

• Ensure high quality Police and Fire services for all residents

• Make Hamilton cleaner through efforts such as a strategic code enforcement strategy and promoting promoting 311 use

• Develop and execute a plan for land banking activities, including dispensing land for side lots and redevelopment

• Continue the exploration of new tools, such as the chronic nuisance, property registration, and inspection programs

• Make improvements to Hamilton’s public safety service facilities

We will create a sense
of place in our 17 neighborhoods

Connect neighbors and further neighborhood identities

• Improve neighborhood identity within Hamilton’s 17 neighborhoods through programs such as neighborhood signage and a neighborhood identity awards program

• Support initiatives that empower citizens to invest in their neighborhoods like the microgrant program

• Continue to promote the grassroots efforts to improve the city like community meetings and clean-ups

• Communicate with all residents and offer engagement opportunities

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