Mayor should follow these rules

Here are the future mayor's 20 commandments. Thou shalt:

1) Postpone downtown arena and entertainment district.

2) Rid streets of potholes and snow as required.

3) Require consistent downtown policing and promote business rejuvenation. 4) Rid Eighth Street of illegal traffic activities.

5) Respect and honour online citizen surveys.

6) Cease further subsidizing of the Remai gallery.

7) Change green arrow left-turning lights at traffic intersections from irregular to regular activation.

8) Insist police justify photo radar locations.

9) Hold four meetings annually with business and community association presidents.

10) Provide two-hour free-parking zones in the downtown core.

11) Request police rid city of gangs.

12) Not support homeless shelters in the downtown core.

13) Revise city policy to prevent resigned management employees from applying for any position or consulting contract for five years after their departure.

14) Promote architectural lighting on bridges and encourage building owners to install accent lighting.

15) Rid the downtown core of bike lanes.

16) Be forthcoming on all provincially mandated or planned initiatives affecting the city, its communities and citizens.

17) Promote a balanced annual city operating budget.

18) Respect approved longterm development and vision statements prepared by community associations.

19) Make new residents feel welcome and assist with transition assistance.

20) Promote an open-door policy for the mayor, councillors and city managers.

Darrell Zakreski, Saskatoon