Milton

Abdulkareem Akbik’s Priority Issues

Neighbourhood Safety and Property Protection:

Increase Halton Regional Police funding, partner with local organizations to launch more secure Neighbourhood Watch programs.

Two-way regional transit and infrastructure-first planning:

Fight gridlock by securing the new Agerton GO Station and pushing Metrolinx for true all-day, two-way rail service, while optimizing Milton Transit routes to connect new neighborhoods to major hubs during peak hours

Youth Recreation and Community Space Expansion:

Advocate that new community centres and youth recreational spaces be built concurrently with new housing.

Ending the stop-and-go gridlock:

End stop-and-go traffic frustrations by expanding real-time adaptive smart signals to synchronize major corridors like Derry and Britannia

Traffic Calming and School Zone Safety:

Fast-track physical traffic calming infrastructure near schools.

Commercial Diversification:

Protect premium employment land from heavy warehouse sprawl.

True “complete communities” vs. urban sprawl:

. Prevent unchecked urban sprawl by mandating mixed-use zoning, legally requiring new developments to include local retail shops, medical clinics, pharmacies, and walkable trails directly in their blueprints

Tax Relief and Fiscal Discipline:

Shield homeowners from massive property tax hikes by implementing a strict “Growth Pays for Growth” model, maximizing development charges on corporate developers to fund new infrastructure instead of local families.

Source: akbik.ca

Abdulkareem’s Answers: Muslims & Islamophobia

How will you strengthen relationships and trust between police services and Muslim communities?

How will you work with mosques, Islamic schools, and Muslim organizations to improve community safety and emergency preparedness?

What steps will you take to address Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination?

How will you ensure Muslim residents and community organizations have a meaningful voice in municipal decision-making?

How will you support Muslim organizations that provide community services, settlement support, youth programming, food assistance, and other essential services?

How can the city provide a more nuanced approach to zoning for religious institutions (such as mosques) given their practices, cultures and needs differ?

What do you think is the greatest problem the ward is facing, and how do you plan to address it?

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