What it is is a political campaign. It's not the use of public office or a vote for financial gain. If it were unethical, then each time an incumbent solicits funds for his own re-election, it would be unethical.

I do like to jump in there, and I probably should have waited till the end. But that's just the way it was. Some people might not think that's a bad thing.

Certainly we have an ethic, from the director's office on down, of being responsive to the public. It's part of our mission.

There are two sides to every story. It's up to the state attorney's office as to whether to precede with any criminal charges.

Our office worked hard with Federal Realty, encouraging them to first buy the center and then upgrade it. Since Federal Realty has taken ownership, the center has been totally rehabilitated, landscaping has been added, new quality anchor tenants have come, new buildings have been built, and finally the center is pedestrian friendly.

Imagine our surprise when their hub instantly returned my signal. Since the other office was still using the factory defaults on its wireless hub, I connected just fine. No hacking, no planning - just plain, dumb chance.