Interesting question from moderator Steve Petranik to Ben Catetano. If you kill rail, will you stay for your full four-year term?

More interesting answer: “I’ll stick around long enough to get the job done and get the city back on its feet.”

That’s not exactly a firm yes. Anybody ready for a special election in 2014?

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