I have to make sure we have good communications with the mayor and city solicitor, ... These are the things we need to stay on top of.

It will affect Bedford Road and Cambridge Road. It's the worst intersection in the city. I would like to see that remain open-space or something to act as a buffer between both cities.

It's not a ceremonial or figurehead job as it is in cities that have a city manager. The mayor is responsible for the executive branch of government. So it's probably more important than it is in other cities in Montana.

We have to have a mayor and a council who will take City Hall and fight that fight.

That's one thing that we talked about, was making sure we got off to a good start to get the crowd out of it. Good thing for us, we shot the ball very well.

The mayor rediscovered there were some gifts I had that could be helpful to the city of Philadelphia if used in the right place.