When I die, I'll still own the farm and have something to leave for the kids. I hope they keep the pheasant hunting going. It may save the farm again for them like it has done for us.

These kids need a breakthrough. They are ready. We just need to help them get one. I think it will open the floodgates.

There's nothing more important than fixing our storm drains. That is not the issue -- and, in fact, saving me $100 a year is not the issue. The issue philosophically is that there's a better way of doing this and we feel the entire voting population should have a chance to look at this.

This is not about derailing the storm drain upgrade process or saving me $100 per year. In management of a corporation or a city, you have to prioritize where your money goes, and I don't think there's anything higher than public safety and infrastructure.

I would like to make it clear why we're doing this — fiscal responsiveness to the needs of the city is top priority. Now is the time for this initiative because many previous supporters admit they were confused by the $300,000 campaign, including scare tactics. Most everyone was critical of the non-secret vote, the sunset clause was hypocritical, the tax is unfair and unnecessary, and this is the only way to attain some fiscal responsibility.

We've only been at it a couple of days -- we've got about 50 people, maybe more, out canvassing. We're finding that almost everybody (we ask) is signing up, so we're feeling good about that.