TC: Planning for growth, including infrastructure, streets, sidewalks, water and sewer, and reliable electric service. We are elected to provide basic services such as the above, but our revenues are being spent on items that don't have the priority that basic services do.

TC: I am running for re-election because we need strong leaders. We need more leaders that say no to ridiculous expenditures. As it stands, we have elected officials that say nothing at City Council meetings. They don't engage in the discussion. We have issues with spending. Spending on the wrong things. We have no citywide vision for the future. Growth is impacting our city, and we need to manage it effectively. ... We must have planned and managed growth. This city is not about one person. It is not about goats and goat parades. It is about doing what is right for the citizens/taxpayers of Montgomery.

BS: Water and sewer provisions for our fast-growing community—I hope to encourage a short-, middle- and long-term approach to fiscal and technical ways to meet these ever-increasing demands. Secondly, we need to recruit developers willing to bring more affordable housing by negotiating some incentives for builders to build on smaller lots. Thirdly, we need to improve our marketing for the downtown growth and attention to the Historic District. A well-managed full-time marketing director is needed.

BS: I want to foster a more collaborative and civil working environment. After interviewing many people and watching recent meetings, I feel like some professionalism and collegiality can be improved with a fresh new voice.