[CaptainCrunch]

I hope we actually get good candidates in this election so that we can actually have proper debates on these issues. This city has a bad habit of nobody running against an incumbant mayor and waiting until that mayor gets bored and decides to go and do something else.

I think its important that our mayor gets the praise that he deserves, but also gets called out on the issues that he hasn't been great at.

I get the $52 million dollar thing, I do, I just don't like how the mayor has communicated it and continually changed the story and catered to the easiest excuse.

I voted for Nemshi in the last election, maybe I was swept up in the whole purple haze thing and a need for change. But I doubt I'm going to be as easily swayed in this election.

I don't necessarily believe in the whole cutting taxes thing, this city has gotten too large and too service dependant (which is a bad thing).

But at least come out and be straight forward when your talking fiscal policy and cash needs, but for christ sakes don't treat people like they're stupid.

Whether he likes it or not, there is a backlash on the dollar grab, mainly because of the latest oh we need it for flood work. Tell us how much the feds and provincial are going to cover and let us make the decision on whether you can have even more of our money or not.

The amount of propery tax increases in this city, especially since 2005, and the increase in basic services costs has to be bought under control. You can't keep doing increases above the cost of living index and expect people to be happy about it.

Just my 2 cents. I know that this forum entry is going to be all happiness and light for Nemshi and a big part of it is a member of his team is a member of this board and using this board as a heavy campaigning instrument. And that's great, but lets not chase off people because they don't agree.

I'm hoping that this is used as an instrument to help people understand the issues that this city is facing and there is some impartial discussion and its not just a purple campaign poster and free advertising in an election.