The questions.

Question 1

The city will keep growing. Where should most of the next homes be built?

1. Taller buildings downtown and in the town centres
2. More suites and infill on streets that are already neighbourhoods
3. New neighbourhoods on the edge of the city

Then: Name the first place you would vote to build.

Question 2

New homes need roads, water, parks, and fire protection. Who pays?

1. The new development, even if that raises the price of the home
2. All city taxpayers, so the home is cheaper to build
3. Both. You will name the split below.

Then: If you chose both, name the split you would vote for. If you chose one side, name what you would not shift onto the other.

Question 3

On property taxes, what will you vote for?

1. An increase no higher than inflation
2. A higher increase, to pay for one service you will name
3. A cut, to one service you will name

Then: Name the service. If you would make no exception, write "no exception".

Question 4

The next new dollar spent on street disorder should go to:

1. More police and bylaw officers on the street
2. More housing and health care for people living outside
3. Both. Say below which one gets the next new dollar.

Then: If you chose both, say which one gets the next new dollar, and name the street or park you mean. If you chose one side, name the street or park you mean.

Question 5

When a camp is on city land, what will you support?

1. Close the camp only if a shelter bed is offered that day
2. Do not close a camp until people have housing
3. Close a camp only when it blocks a sidewalk, a park, or a school

Then: One sentence you are willing to have quoted.

Question 6

Short-term rentals.

1. Tighter rules, so more of these homes are lived in year-round
2. Looser rules, so owners can rent them to visitors
3. Leave the current rules in place

Then: One change you would still make. If none, write "none".

Question 7

The next transportation dollar should go to:

1. Roads and intersections
2. Buses
3. Sidewalks and bike routes

Then: Name the corridor.

Question 8

New homes near the highest wildfire risk.

1. Stop new homes where the fire risk is highest
2. Allow them, with stricter building and landscaping rules
3. No blanket limit. Decide site by site.

Then: One sentence.

Question 9

The capital program went from about $105M to $544M this term. Name one major project you would delay, shrink, or cancel to protect taxes or core infrastructure, and one you would defend even if it raises taxes.

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 10

Council asked Ottawa not to renew the downtown supervised consumption site in 2027. Do you support closing it, yes or no? If it closes, what exactly should replace it, and what will the city do if the province or Interior Health doesn’t provide it?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 11

Name one thing council now handles behind closed doors or keeps confidential that you would make public, for example the Prospera Place operator bids. What is a legitimate reason to keep something confidential?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 12

Rental vacancy is near 7%. Where should city housing incentives go now (market rental, family/ownership, non-market), and what would you stop subsidizing?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 13

Council rezoned half of Kelowna Springs golf course 5–3. Was it the right call? What test would you use before converting green or recreation land?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 14

Metro Kelowna unemployment hit 9.3%. Was leaving the regional economic development commission right? Name one concrete city action that would add year-round jobs this term.

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 15

Should Kelowna expand its permanent growth boundary (for example into North Glenmore)? If yes, what must be true first? If no, which existing neighbourhoods take more density over the next 10 years?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 16

In a drought, who should be restricted first, farms, residential lawns, or new development, and what would you change in water planning or approvals?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 17

Name one road project you would rethink and one you would speed up. Do you support a private-property tree-protection bylaw, yes or no?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 18

Name one issue where Kelowna should share money or control with neighbouring governments, and one where it should go alone.

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 19

Should voters get a ward or hybrid-ward referendum by 2030, yes or no?

Written answer, up to 280 characters.

Question T1

Kelowna schools are short of rooms. What do you vote for first?

1. New schools, even if that means a bigger budget
2. Fill the schools we have, including boundary changes
3. More portables, as the cheaper option for now

Then: Which school, or which area.

Question T2

The next new school dollar should go to:

1. Classroom teachers and smaller classes
2. Support for students who need extra help
3. Buildings and repairs

Then: Name what you would delay to pay for it.

Question T3

When parents disagree with a school decision, what should the board do?

1. Publish the policy and hold the line
2. Reopen the decision in public
3. Leave it to the principal

Then: What you would not hand back to a principal.

Question T4

Name one thing the district spends money on that you would reduce.

If you would reduce nothing, write "nothing" and say what you would not cut even if enrolment falls.

Written answer, up to 280 characters.

Question T5

Enrolment fell two years running and left a $4.2M gap. Name the first program you would cut or restructure, and one thing you would never cut.

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question T6

Should high schoolers on transit routes lose yellow-bus service? Where do you stand on bus fees?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question T7

After the school knife attack and parent complaints, what one change would you make to how the district handles safety incidents and tells parents?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question T8

The top capital request is a new school near UBCO while some schools lose students. Would you support consolidating or closing any under-filled schools?

Written answer, up to 400 characters.

Question 20

A decision that cost you.

A decision you made, in public or at work, that cost you money, friends, or status. What was it?

Written answer, up to 280 characters.

Question 21

A mind you changed.

A position you used to hold on a Kelowna issue, and what changed it. If you will not name one, write "I will not name one."

Written answer, up to 280 characters.

Question 22

The fair criticism.

The criticism of you that a fair opponent could make.

Written answer, up to 220 characters.

Question 23

The receipt.

Finish this sentence: By October 2027, judge me on ______.

Written answer, up to 180 characters.