Jeff Jiang is running for City of Richmond council and says his priorities include public safety, infrastructure and traffic management.
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Jeff Jiang is running for city councillor for the City of Richmond.
Jiang lists his home neighbourhood as Richmond Centre and describes himself as the founder of JPC Services Inc. and CCRAC, and as a construction professional.
In explaining why he is running, Jiang said he believes Richmond can be safer, more affordable and more livable for families, seniors and businesses, adding that he has lived, worked and built his business in Richmond for more than 20 years.
Jiang said his priorities include public safety, responsible spending, better infrastructure and traffic management, and support for seniors and families, along with what he described as a transparent and accountable city government.
In a yes/no questionnaire, Jiang said Richmond is a safe place to live, work and play, and said he would not increase taxes to pay for more police officers and firefighters.
Jiang said he would continue the city’s appeal of the Cowichan Tribes ruling, support increasing reconciliation efforts with First Nations and support new small-scale multi-unit housing developments fitting into Richmond. He also said he supports lowering fees for developers to support faster housing development and allowing more City of Richmond-owned land to be used for affordable housing.
He said he supports continuing temporary modular housing contracts but would not add more bike lanes in Richmond. Jiang said the city needs to reduce traffic congestion and increase the number of buses, and that he supports lower property taxes and more recreational facilities.
On arts and community events, Jiang said he would increase funding for arts programming and supported adding free community events, as presented in the questionnaire.
Jiang said he does not feel Richmond gets enough support from seniors levels of government for housing, health and transportation, and said he supports reducing environmentally sensitive areas on private property.
On cannabis, Jiang said he does not support allowing retail cannabis stores in Richmond and said he supports maintaining Richmond’s current prohibition on cannabis retail stores.
In additional questionnaire responses, Jiang said he supports more industrial and commercial development along the Fraser River waterfront, would support creating more low-cost or subsidized commercial space for local entrepreneurs and startups, and said Richmond should hold more public consultations before major infrastructure decisions.
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