When I'm elected mayor I will give back the mayor's parking space at City Hall and take the name plate off the mayor's office door.

I've never received this kind of contributions before. I have received smaller contributions as alderman and always thanked those contributors as well.

We feel pretty comfortable. We believe we're in a horse race. I have personally sent a thank-you card to every contributor.

It saddens me people feel the way they do about us. It must be changed.

I challenge each member of the council to donate a month of their (council) salary to pay for the gifts.

But beyond economic development, I want to change the feeling this community has about our government. It's sad and it must be changed. It saddens me that the people of this community feel the way they do about us. That is the first thing I would try to accomplish as mayor.