I encourage all residents to think very carefully about all the candidates running for Council in Springfield Ward. Please consider the credibility of those you choose to elect.

If you have not already posted your ballot paper please consider the following. In the last 24 hrs I have chosen to redirect my 3rd preference to Mike Williams who has been working effectively to represent residents in Thomas St.

He has been accused of altering my flyer for his own benefit but I would like it publicly known that I have actually altered my direction of preferences on the flyers that have been delivered lately due to additional information that I have learnt. I am entitled to do this because the flyers are mine. Mike Williams has been subjected to abuse and insults by phone, at his doorstep and in the street, from bullies who are supporting other candidates. This is the type of intimidation that I have also experienced in previous election campaigns and when on council. Those who perpetrate this behaviour must be taken to task.

For me, the most important thing is representing the residents. Not just getting elected. The manipulation of votes through secret pacts and alliances does not respect the rights of the voter to choose their representative.

If you believe that nothing needs to change, then vote for the same representatives that you have had for four years. But,if you believe that you deserve better representation, question why some feel the need to silence the voices of change.