More Quotes from Monday Forums

UPDATE: Steve Pavelish did say "private" sector, not public. I stand corrected and his quote below is corrected.

This time, from Clifton:

Greg Harris: "I support The Banks. I don't know if I'd hang out there."

Andre Harper: "When I accepted the nomination from the (Republican) party, I said this: I'm doing it my way."

Eve Bolton: "The (CPS) levy is two years too late. It's not sound fiscal management to drain the treasury dry and then go to the people."

Steve Pavelish: "Stay away from the government plans. Be private-sector people...Be room mothers. Be involved. Control your own life." And in response to a question about lead poisoning: "I taught my children not to eat lead paint. Lead paint-eating is a behavior problem."

Mitch Painter: He wants a new tone for the city's building department. "We need to make sure we're not scaring investors off."

Joan Kaup: Does she have an agenda for The Banks? "Oh God, don't we all?"

Laketa Cole, on a question about her support for human services during budgeting last year: "I think it's time that we do begin to listen to our city manager. So when it came time to listen to our city manager, that's what I did."

David Crowley: Any city parade or event could get financial support under his new proposal - "as long as they're willing to open their books."

Justin Jeffre: The city has its priorities inverted, giving "a lot of giveaways to the favored few." On The Banks: "The issue that I see is we have a lack of imagination."

Pat Fischer: "You can pave the streets in gold, but if people are fearful, it's irrelevant."

Leslie Ghiz: "Everything flows from crime and the perception of crime."

Brian Garry, who'd been a victim the night before of theft, having his car broken into outside Democratic Party HQ: "I believe the way you address economic crime is you address economic inclusion." He also said he'd invented a new slogan for Clifton, where he lives: Where Everyone Wants To Be.

Michael Earl Patton: "Governing the city is more than just a sound bite." Re the proposed safety levy: "Most of the people in jail can't afford bail. They're just waiting for their court date."

Chris Monzel: Re a proposed restaurant in Burnet Woods: "I don't know if this is the best way to (generate more revenue for parks). But we've got to think outside the box."

Wendell Young: "City Council has no business trying to run the school system. I'm not supportive of that."

George Zamary: He decided to get involved in politics in part because someone recently said to him, "If you're not involved, you can't complain."

Chris Bortz: "A streetcar system will bring us all together."

Roxanne Qualls, re why she emphasized an increase in population while others said it declined: "Perhaps some of the other candidates might not have kept up."

John Eby: "We're attracting young professionals, but can we keep them?"

Cecil Thomas, re the decline in crime: "If you want to keep this momentum, folks, you gotta vote for Thomas."

Minette Cooper: "Healthy children build healthy communities."

Jeff Berding: "I created the evaluation process to hold the city manager accountable."

Melanie Bates: "About a year ago, my husband was murdered in our driveway...Crime is personal to me."

Rick Williams: CPS doesn't have that $70-plus million deficit yet. "It's something that we will have if we don't make changes...If we do not have a levy passed before March."

John Cranley: If the proposed streetcars linked downtown with Uptown, "we can create a 24/7 city that can be the San Francisco of the Midwest."

Sam Malone: "I'm certainly a loving and caring father...If more loving and caring parents would lawfully discipline their kids," crime wouldn't be such a problem.

Charlie Winburn: "I'm getting ready to announce a bipartisan effort that's going to blow your mind."