Richmond city councillor candidate Tamás Revóczi says he wants to improve the lives of Richmond residents and strengthen city communities, based on responses to a municipal questionnaire.
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Tamás Revóczi is running for Richmond city councillor with the Richmond Citizens' Association, listing his home neighbourhood as Sea Island and his profession as a project coordinator.
In a questionnaire asking candidates to provide yes/no responses, Revóczi said Richmond is a “safe place to live, work and play.” He also said he would not increase taxes to pay for more police officers and firefighters, adding that “Funding can be found elsewhere” and that it “doesn't need to come from increased taxes.”
On the Cowichan Tribes ruling, Revóczi said he would not continue the city’s appeal, referring to comments attributed to First Nations legal expert and lawyer MLA Rob Botterell. Revóczi said “Fee Simple Title” and “Aboriginal Title” can “co-exist,” and that negotiations should “commence in earnest” to reduce the appeal’s expense and uncertainty for affected residents.
Revóczi said he supports increasing reconciliation efforts with First Nations. He also said he believes new small-scale multi-unit housing developments “are fitting into Richmond,” and that Richmond should lower developer fees only if it would lead to faster housing development—though he answered “No” to whether the city should lower those fees for that purpose.
On housing and transportation initiatives, Revóczi said he would allow more City of Richmond-owned land to be used for affordable housing and said he supports continuing temporary modular housing contracts, “Especially if it prevents additional people becoming homeless.” He also said he supports adding more bike lanes, saying the “current bike lane system is quite incomplete and frankly quite treacherous and unsafe in places.”
Revóczi answered “Yes” to questions about reducing traffic congestion and increasing buses in Richmond, and he said “No” to supporting lower property taxes. He also said Richmond should increase funding for arts programming and support more recreational facilities, while answering “Yes” to having more taxpayer-funded free community events.
On housing, health and transportation support from senior levels of government, Revóczi said Richmond does not get enough support. He also said “No” to reducing environmentally sensitive areas on private property and answered “Yes” to allowing retail cannabis stores in Richmond.
Revóczi said he supports more industrial and commercial development along the Fraser River waterfront, and he answered “Yes” to creating more low-cost or subsidized commercial space for local entrepreneurs and startups. In that section, Revóczi said he would support “more innovative zoning to encourage more diverse projects.”
He also answered “Yes” to whether Richmond should hold more public consultations before major infrastructure decisions.
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