Add StudioX as a preferred source on GoogleSurrey’s new city council has taken office and plans to bring forward motions on 15 election commitments at its first regular meeting on November 9, including a proposed four-year property-tax freeze, a new women and children’s hospital in Newton and a SkyTrain extension along King George Boulevard.
Mayor Doug McCallum and eight councillors were sworn in at City Hall on Monday evening, November 2, beginning the 2026–2030 council term. In a November 3 City of Surrey release, McCallum said the new council would introduce motions covering all 15 commitments at its first regular meeting.
The first group of proposed motions includes a zero-per-cent property-tax increase for four years, moving forward with a women and children’s hospital on city-owned land in Newton, and advancing a SkyTrain extension down King George Boulevard to Newton. The mayor said the city would work with the provincial and federal governments on the hospital and transit proposals.
Other commitments include establishing a Commission on Government Efficiency with a report due within 100 days, stronger penalties for illegal dumping, a Surrey Police Service helicopter and drone fleet within 90 days, new pools in four communities, free recreation fees for seniors, free swimming lessons for children aged three to 16, and a proposed independent forensic audit of land dealings at City Hall.
The list also includes a proposal to withdraw from the Metro Vancouver Regional Board while maintaining core services, a 60-day residential building-permit guarantee, two years of free business licences for new businesses, and a plan to purchase the Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre lands and protect them as a park.
These are announced commitments, not completed council decisions. The motions are expected to be brought forward at the November 9 meeting. Their wording, approval, funding, legal requirements and implementation will need to be assessed as council acts on them.
The first regular meeting is scheduled for November 9 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at Surrey City Hall. The City says meetings are open to the public and livestreamed online.
