YOU ARE THE CHALLENGER AND YOU ARE THE REPUBLICAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO JOIN US TODAY. WE START WITH OPENING STATEMENTS. SO WE’LL START WITH YOU. SINCE YOU’RE THE INCUMBENT, MISTER PILOT, TELL US IN 60S WHY YOU THINK YOU’RE THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THIS RACE. MY NAME IS GENE PILOT AND I’M PROUD TO SAY THAT I AM YOUR MAYOR OF MADISONVILLE. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MADISONVILLE, MARRIED MY CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART, AND RAISED FOUR CHILDREN, WHERE I CONTINUE TO LIVE WITH MY WIFE OF 53 YEARS. WHILE WORKING IN PRIVATE SECTOR FOR 43 YEARS. I ALSO PROUDLY SERVED MADISONVILLE FOR 28 YEARS AS A COUNCILMAN. THEN IN 2016, AFTER RETIREMENT, I WAS ELECTED MAYOR. UPON BECOMING MAYOR, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT MY JOB DUTIES REQUIRED MY FULL TIME ATTENTION AND THEREFORE BEING MAYOR HAS BECOME A FULL TIME JOB. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE TOWN’S HISTORY. MY EXPERIENCE AS A COUNCILMAN AND NOW MAYOR AND MY INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR TOWN HAS EQUIPPED ME TO PROVIDE OUR CITIZENS WITH A BETTER WAY OF LIFE IN A SMALL TOWN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE TO WORK, PLAY, AND LIVE. IF YOU COMBINE MY EXPERIENCE WITH A LONG LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, I BELIEVE THAT I’M THE BEST CANDIDATE TO CONTINUE THE TOWN’S PROGRESS IN THE FUTURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISTER PILOT. MISTER BREWSTER IN 60S, TELL US WHY YOU THINK YOU’RE THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR. WELL, THANK YOU, WDSU AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. MY NAME IS JOHN BREWSTER, AND I’M RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF MADISONVILLE. OUR TOWN HAS PROBLEMS AND DESERVE A NEW PERSPECTIVE. WE NEED TO DO MORE, AND WE NEED TO DO IT DIFFERENTLY. I WILL TAKE A PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH IN MOVING MADISONVILLE FORWARD. IF EFFICIENTLY. I AM NOT A CAREER POLITICIAN. I AM A PROBLEM SOLVER WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE IN $1 BILLION FACILITY WITH SYSTEMS FAR MORE COMPLICATED THAN OUR TOWNS, I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND A DETERMINATION TO DO THINGS RIGHT ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE. BREWSTER. OR MAYOR.COM TO VIEW ALL OF THE INFORMATIVE VIDEOS THAT I’VE COLLECTED. IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE. ALL RIGHT, MISTER BREWSTER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. I’LL START WITH YOU FOR THE NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT BROWN WATER. IT’S BLARINGLY OBVIOUS IN YOUR WEBSITE. SO TELL US IF ELECTED IN 60S, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REDUCE BROWN WATER IN THE TOWN OF MADISONVILLE? WELL, MY PLAN IS TO USE MY 40 PLUS YEARS OF ADVANCED TROUBLESHOOTING THAT I HAVE TRAINING TO DO SO. BUT IT’S BUT IT’S REALLY, TRULY A QUITE EASY SOLUTION. IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TOWN, WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE WATER SYSTEMS. WE HAVE ONE WATER SYSTEM ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT WORKS FAIRLY WELL. WE HAVE A WATER SYSTEM ON THE NORTH SIDE THAT DOES NOT WORK WELL. SO THE SIMPLE SOLUTION IS IS TRULY TO JUST LET’S DUPLICATE WHAT WE HAVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE. THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN HAS A SETTLEMENT TANK. THE WELL FLOWS INTO THE SETTLEMENT TANK, THEN PUMPED OFF OF THAT SETTLEMENT TANK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. DOES NOT. IT’S PUMPED DIRECTLY OFF THE WELL THROUGH A SYSTEM OF OLD WATER PIPING NETWORK, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PILOT. HOW BIG OF AN ISSUE DO YOU THINK THE BROWN WATER ISSUE IS? AND WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REDUCE BROWN WATER? THERE IS AN ISSUE, BUT IT’S NOT AS NEARLY WHAT WHAT YOU’VE HEARD IN THIS CAMPAIGN. UH, THE AS AS MY OPPONENT SAID, THE ONE SYSTEM ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN WORKS EXCELLENT. THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. WE DO HAVE ISSUES. THE ISSUES ARE SELDOM THERE. 4 TO 5 TIMES A YEAR. ACTUALLY, WE’VE ONLY HAD THREE COMPLAINTS. LOG COMPLAINTS LAST YEAR ABOUT BROWN WATER. THE BROWN WATER IS THERE AND WE’VE TAKEN STEPS TO TRY TO ELIMINATE IT. WE’VE CONTACTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE TO GIVE US STEPS TO DO THAT. ONE STEP IS TO FLUSH MORE REGULAR ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS. WE’VE GONE FROM FLUSHING ONCE EVERY FOUR MONTHS TO NOW FLUSHING EVERY TWO MONTHS. WE’VE ALSO INSTALLED AT OUR FIRE FIRE HYDRANTS, AUTOMATIC FLUSH VALVES. BOTH OF THOSE STEPS WERE PRIOR TO DOING ANYTHING MORE EXTREME TO THE SYSTEM, AND WE’RE HOPING THAT THOSE THINGS REALLY ELIMINATE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE DO SEE. ALL RIGHT. MR. BREWSTER, DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT STATEMENT ABOUT THE BROWN WATER NOT BEING A BIG OF AN ISSUE? YES. WELL, LET’S ADDRESS THAT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR SAYS THAT WE HAVE A WATER SYSTEM THAT IS A B+ RATING. WELL, I DON’T BELIEVE IN B+. I BELIEVE IN A+. ALL RIGHT. HE ADMITTEDLY SAYS THAT IN ORDER TO FIX THE BROWN WATER PROBLEMS THAT WE’VE NOW GONE FROM FLUSHING ONCE A QUARTER TO FLUSH EVERY TWO MONTHS NOW, AND IN SOME LOCATIONS, THERE ARE THE BUSINESSES WE ARE FLUSHING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THIS IS NOT A SYSTEM THAT IS IN GOOD SHAPE WHEN YOU HAVE TO FLUSH IT EVERY TWO MONTHS, PUMPING HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OVER THE YEAR INTO A RIVER, THEN THAT’S JUST TOTALLY UNNECESSARY, RIGHT? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A RESPOND TO THAT. WELL, MY ONLY RESPONSE IS THAT MR. BREWSTER AND HIS FAMILY, HIS MOTHER, HIS COUSINS LIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. I MEAN, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. THEY’VE NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT BROWN WATER IN THEIR HOUSE TO THE TOWN, SO CAN I? YES, HAVE A REBUTTAL. SO FIRST OF ALL, THE TOWN HAS NEVER MADE IT PUBLIC AS TO WHAT AND HOW YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO LOOK ON FACEBOOK, GO AND DO A SEARCH ON FACEBOOK, LOOK AT ON THE TOWN’S FACEBOOK SITES LIKE, UH, MADISON FRIENDS OF MADISONVILLE AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUNCH IN A SEARCH FOR BROWN WATER AND YOU’LL FIND MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF BROWN WATER. WE EVEN HAVE COMPLAINTS OF BROWN WATER ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WHERE THE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. NOW, IF THEY HAD COMMUNICATED THAT THE PROPER FORM OF COMMUNICATION IS TO CALL A TOWN, WELL, I CAN TELL YOU MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, HAVE CALLED THE TOWN. I EVEN HAVE AN AIRBNB WHERE I HAD A TENANT CALL THE TOWN. WHERE’S THE RECORDED RECORDS OF WHO’S CALLED THE TOWN AND WHO HASN’T? WELL, WE CAN PROVE THERE’S ONLY BEEN THREE COMPLAINTS. I SIMPLY DON’T BELIEVE THAT’S THE CASE. YEAH. SO WHAT IS THE PROPER PROTOCOL AND HOW DO PEOPLE FILE COMPLAINTS AND REPORT THEM IF THEY HAVE AN ISSUE? YES. IT’S CERTAINLY NOT ON ON FACEBOOK. IT WHERE IT IS, IS ON THE TOWN WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN LOG A COMPLAINT, BUT IT’S THERE FOR YOU. YOU LOG THE COMPLAINT, IT’S THERE AS A PERMANENT COMPLAINT. AND IT’S ALL TAPED, RECORDED. YEAH. WOULD YOU SAY YOU HAVE BEEN A TRANSPARENT MAYOR WHERE YOU HAVE ADDRESSED THESE CONCERNS FROM CONSTITUENTS AND YOU’RE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS AND ISSUES, NOT ONLY HAVE WE DONE THAT WHEN WE HAD THE COMPLAINTS, OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT GOES TO THE SITE. THEY TAKE THREE DIFFERENT SAMPLES, ONE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSE, A COLD WATER SAMPLE INSIDE THE HOUSE, AND A HOT WATER SAMPLE INSIDE THE HOUSE. AND IT’S SENT OFF FOR TESTING. ALL RIGHT, SO LET’S MOVE ON. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A REBUTTAL, I’LL I’LL MOVE ON TO STAYING ON THE TOPIC OF WATER. I KNOW, MR. PILOT. YOU WANT TO HELP WITH THE WATER PRESSURE ISSUE AND OTHER ISSUES WITH WATER IN THE TOWN. YOU WANT TO ELEVATE THE WATER TOWER? YOU ALSO HAVE PLANS TO MAYBE GET A NEW WATER. WELL, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR PLANS AND HOW YOU THINK THAT WILL HELP WITH THE WATER PRESSURE ISSUES? WELL, THE THE WATER, THE NEW WATER TOWER AND THE NEW WATER WELL IS ALL AGAIN, SOME OF OUR PROACTIVE, UH, EFFORTS IN OUR IN THE TOWN SINCE I’VE BECOME MAYOR, WE’VE DONE MANY THINGS PROACTIVELY. WE’VE NOT ONLY IMPROVED THE WATER SYSTEM, THE SEWER SYSTEM, BUT NOW WE’RE ADDING WE HAVE A $5.9 MILLION GRANT OR CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST FOR A NEW ELEVATED TANK AND A NEW WATER WELL, THAT’S PROACTIVE, NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE IT. WE HAVE TWO GOOD WELLS. WE HAVE A GOOD WATER SYSTEM. BUT THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THAT AND IT’S PROACTIVE. PRIOR TO HAVING A NEED, WE IT CERTAINLY WILL GIVE US A BETTER WATER PRESSURE THROUGHOUT TOWN, EVEN IN PEAK TIMES. SO THAT’S THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST. NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BROWN WATER. YEAH. AND MR. BREWSTER, HOW WOULD YOU WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO HELP WITH THE WATER PRESSURE ISSUES OF THE TOWN IF ELECTED? I’D FIRST LIKE TO ADDRESS THE WATER TOWER ISSUE. RIGHT. AND THE NEW WELL. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, ADMINISTRATORS ADMINISTRATION IS SAYING THAT THE DRINKING WATER IS, HAS NOT, DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEN IF THAT’S THE CASE, THEN WHY DO WE NEED A NEW. WELL, WHY DO WE NEED A NEW WATER TOWER? PROACTIVELY SPENDING $6 MILLION? I DON’T THINK THAT’S A SMART WAY TO SPEND OUR MONEY. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE INVESTING THAT MONEY INTO A BROKEN IN WATER FLOW PIPING NETWORK. WE HAVE OLD ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPING UNDER OUR STREETS THAT IS BEYOND ITS LIFE EXPECTANCY, WITH MANY FAILURES THAT WE HAVE HAD IN THIS TOWN. WE SHOULDN’T SPEND $6 MILLION ON A WATER WELL. WE SHOULD BE PROACTIVELY REPLACING THE ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPING THAT MANY BELIEVE CAUSED A HEALTH RISK, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE AND YOU TAPPING INTO THE NETWORK TO SUPPLY NEW WATER TO A HOME. ALL OF THOSE SHAVINGS GO INTO THIS WATER SYSTEM AND CAN FLOW DOWNSTREAM INTO PEOPLE’S HOMES. HOPEFULLY YOU’RE NOT THE LUCKY ONE TO GET THAT. YEAH, I’LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO REBUT TO THAT ISSUE OF HIM SAYING THAT YOU SHOULDN’T SPEND $6 MILLION ON THE WATER. WELL, WELL, IF IT WERE THE TOWN’S BUDGET AND TOWN’S MONEY, I CERTAINLY WOULDN’T. THAT’S TRUE, BUT IT’S A CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST. AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT’S JUST AN IMPROVEMENT TO OUR WATER SYSTEM. AND THAT’S THE REASON FOR IT. AS FAR AS THE OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT THE PIPING, THE PIPING IS INSPECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THERE’S NO CONCERNS OR NO FINDINGS THAT’S BEEN FOUND IN THAT PIPING. DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND? MR. YEAH. I MEAN, THERE’S INSPECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. WHAT ARE YOU DOING DIGGING IT UP AND INSPECTING THE PIPE. THAT’S JUST SIMPLY NOT THE CASE. WE’VE HAD MANY FAILURES WHERE THE PIPE THE PROBLEM WITH THE INSPECTION, THE CEMENT PIPING IS IT’S NOT LIKE A CARBON STEEL PIPE WHERE THERE’S A PINHOLE THAT GETS IN IT AND IT SLOWLY STARTS LEAKING. WHEN THIS STUFF FAILS, IT’S CEMENT. IT FAILS ABRUPTLY. SO WE’RE PUTTING OUR ENTIRE WATER NETWORK SYSTEM AT RISK. UNDERGROUND PIPING SOIL TO AIR CONTACTS. THOSE ARE MY TEAMS EXPERTISE. WHEN I WAS AN INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM LEADER AT ONE OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST REFINERIES, I KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS THIS SYSTEM, AND I WILL FIX IT. I’LL GIVE YOU 30S TO RESPOND. THERE’S NOTHING TO FIX THIS. THIS PIPING IS IN EVERY COMMUNITY THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE 40S. THE 50S, THE 60. THAT PIPING EXISTS EVERYWHERE. THERE’S NO NO, NO BREAKAGE. THERE’S NOTHING. YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT OF THINGS ACCUSED OR ACCUSATIONS TODAY ABOUT A BROKEN SYSTEM. OUR COMMUNITY IS IN FINE SHAPE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PILOT. LET’S MOVE ON TO THE QUESTION OF FLOODING. THAT’S BEEN AN ISSUE ON THE NORTH SHORE, INCLUDING MADISONVILLE. IF ELECTED, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REDUCE FLOODING? WELL, SO NATURALLY, THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE, RIGHT? FOR NOT ONLY MADISONVILLE BUT FOR SAINT TAMMANY PARISH AS A WHOLE. SO WHAT I DID PROACTIVELY WITH THE INTENT OF BECOMING MAYOR, I WENT AND MET OUT WITH SUZANNE, MET WITH SUZANNE KRIEGER, WHO IS THE CHAIRWOMAN, CHAIRWOMAN OF THE SAINT TAMMANY PARISH LEVEE AND DRAINAGE BOARD, AND SHE HAS GONE OUT AND PROACTIVELY LOBBIED FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR SAINT TAMMANY PARISH TO FIX OUR FLOODING ISSUES. IT’S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT IN MADISONVILLE TO FIX THOSE WE ALREADY HAVE SOME PROJECTS COMING, BUT THERE’S NOT GOING TO ADDRESS OUR FLOODING ISSUE. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I LIKE MOST OF ALL WAS THE FACT OF PUTTING A SPEED BUMP, IS WHAT SHE CALLED IT ACROSS THE WRIGLEYS I WAS WANTING TO PUT A COMPLETE WALL ACROSS THE RIGOLETS WITH A DAM SO THAT WE CAN OPEN AND CLOSE FLOOD GATES, BUT THEN MISSISSIPPI HAD AN ISSUE WITH THAT. SO THE SPEED BUMP IDEA IS TO PUT A LEVEL A, A DAM, SO TO SPEAK, FIVE FEET BELOW THE SURFACE TO PREVENT A LOT OF THE INFLOW OF THE TIDAL SURGE THAT COMES WITH A HURRICANE. SO THAT’S I LOVE THAT IDEA. HAVING HAVING A SPEED BUMP. OKAY. WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REDUCE FLOODING, MR. PILOT? WELL, SINCE BEING ELECTED IN 2016, I’VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SAINT ST. TAMMANY LEVY LEVEE BOARD. I’VE WORKED WITH THEM PRIOR TO HAVING A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD, BUT CERTAINLY AFTER WORKING WITH THEM FOR TWO YEARS, I FINALLY GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT SOMEONE FROM MADISONVILLE INSIDE MADISONVILLE, CODY BRULE, WHO IS NOW ON THE LEVEE BOARD. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO A SECOND APPOINTMENT SHORTLY AND TO BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THAT I’M I’M EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE NOW WE’RE BEING HEARD ON ON THIS END OF THE PARISH ABOUT OUR CONCERNS AND WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON AT THE SHORELINE IN THE LAKE THAT’S GOING TO HELP FLOODING IN TOWN. WE HAVE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE GOING TO HAVE FLOODING ANYTIME. WE HAVE STORM SURGE THAT FILLS THE RIVER. AND THEN WE FOLLOW THAT WITH RAINWATER AND IT HAS NOWHERE TO GO. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE FLOODING. BUT AS LONG AS WE HAVE A LOW TIDE, OUR TOWN AND OUR OUR AREA DRY AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANTED TO REBUT TO THAT? YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO REBUT THAT. I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, THESE PROJECTS HE’S TALKING ABOUT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH FLOODING. IT WILL NOT HELP. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A ROCK JETTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE OF THE RIVER, WHICH IS PRIMARILY TO PREVENT BEACH EROSION. WE ALSO GOING TO BE REBUILDING AND REMODELING THE OLD LIGHTHOUSE, AND WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME MARSH RECOVERY. SO HOW IN THE WORLD IS THAT GOING TO HELP FLOODING IT SIMPLY IS NOT. I’VE EVEN HEARD ONE OF THE COUNCILMEN SAY THAT ROCK JETTY IS GOING TO DIVERT WATER TO MANCHAC. THAT IS JUST NOT KIND OF HAPPENING. ALL RIGHT, I’LL GIVE YOU 30S TO RESPOND. WELL, SIMPLY, ENGINEERS THINK BETTER OF THAT. THE ENGINEERS HAVE LOOKED AT IT WITH THE LEVEE SYSTEM AND WITH WITH THE LEVEE BOARD, WITH THE PARISH ADMINISTRATION. AND THEY ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THE ROCK JETTY ON THE ON THE PENINSULA SIDE OF THE RIVER IS GOING TO PREVENT OUT OF OF EROSION AND FLOODING ALONG THE LAKE SHORE, DRIVE IT’S THE MARSH. MARSH CREEK CREATION THAT’S GOING TO BE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LIGHTHOUSE. IT’S GOING TO PREVENT SOME FLOODING AND SOME STORM SURGE TO THE FROM THE SOUTH. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PILLA. LET’S TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC BECAUSE I HAVE CALLED SOME OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THEY SAY THIS ISSUE CAME UP OVER AND OVER TRAFFIC IS A BIG CONCERN, ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGHWAY 22. IF ELECTED, WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REDUCE TRAFFIC? WELL, CONGESTION. YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THINGS I’VE SAID FOR A WHILE, BUT I’M GOING TO SAY REALLY, THE POPULATION GROWTH ON THE WEST SIDE OF OUR OF OUR TOWN AND ON THE, ON ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAINT TAMMANY PARISH HAS BEEN AN EXPLOSION. WE’VE HAD A LOT OF GROWTH ON THAT IN THAT AREA, AND THAT’S LED TO SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE DO HAVE ON HIGHWAY 22. HOWEVER, FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS AND EXCHANGE ON THE INTERSTATE, ON INTERSTATE 12 WOULD CERTAINLY HELP PREVENT AND ELIMINATE SOME TRAFFIC THROUGH TOWN. THAT WOULD BE EITHER AT 1085 OR FIRETOWER ROAD. IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, THAT WOULD HELP. A SECOND THING, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET A HIGH SCHOOL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER, IT WOULD ELIMINATE OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH TO MANDEVILLE TWICE A DAY. WE’VE WE’VE GONE TO THE COAST. WE’VE GONE TO THE TO GET THE THE TIMES ON THE BRIDGE, REDUCE IT FROM EVERY HALF AN HOUR OPENING TO AN HOUR OPENING MEETING WITH THE COAST GUARD FAVORABLY TO GET THAT DONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. BREWSTER. WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REDUCE THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AROUND HIGHWAY 22? SO I AGREE WITH, WITH THE MAYOR THAT THE TRAFFIC IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FROM THE GROWTH. UM, SIMPLY, SIMPLY PUT, WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN WHAT WE’RE DOING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE BOOKS A PLAN TO RUN, UH, HIGHWAY 21 STRAIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF TOWN, THROUGH CEDAR STREET AND HAVE A ROUNDABOUT THERE THAT’LL HELP. BUT IN THE LONG RUN, UH, MY MY VISION IS TO. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A TUNNEL PROPOSED. I WOULD LOVE TO START A TUNNEL BACK NEAR WHERE THE, UH, FAIRVIEW STATE PARK IS AT AN ELEVATION OF. BLOOD ABOVE BLAZE, FLOOD. SO THAT IT GOES YOU. TRAFFIC GOES UNDER OVER THE THE RIVER THROUGH THE TUNNEL AND COMES OUT DOWN PAST THE THE RESTAURANT AT ORLANDO’S. THIS IS GOING TO PREVENT A TON OF THROUGH TRAFFIC. NOW WE REMOVE THE BRIDGE. ALL OF THE OLD STRUCTURES NOW ALL OF THAT WATER FLOW RESTRICTION FROM THE BRIDGE AND ALL THE WOODEN STRUCTURES, WE’RE ABLE TO MOVE MILLIONS MORE GALLONS OUT OF THE RIVER. SO IT WILL ALSO HELP IN FLOODING. SO THAT’S A LONG TIME VISION. I TALKED TO STEVE SCALISE, HIS OFFICE. THEY LOVE THAT IDEA. NO ONE’S TALKING ABOUT THAT IDEA. IT WOULD MAKE MADISONVILLE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO THAT. WELL, THAT’S JUST NOT REALISTIC. AND YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT ANYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE IT JUST CANNOT HAPPEN AT AT OUR ELEVATION. IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WE’VE GOT ONE TUNNEL IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA THAT’S STILL EXISTS. THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BUILD ANOTHER TUNNEL. YEAH. AND AND AND I WOULD SAY THAT I’M GLAD HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE FACT THAT WE ARE WE ARE DOING THINGS WITH THE WITH THE PARISH AND WITH THE STATE. I WENT TO A MEETING AT COOP DRIVE MONDAY MORNING AT 10:00, MET WITH THE STATE AND WITH WITH THE PARISH ENGINEERS ABOUT THE EXTENSION OF CEDAR STREET TO HIGHWAY 22, WITH A ROUNDABOUT. ALL RIGHT. ONLY 30S TO RESPOND IF YOU HAVE A RESPONSE. YEAH. I MEAN, THE ROUNDABOUTS ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO HELP THE THE ACTUAL ENTRANCE AND ON RAMP AT 1085 IS GOING TO HELP BECAUSE THE BULK OF OUR TRAFFIC IS THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM THE BUSH AND MANDEVILLE AREA ALL THE WAY THROUGH TOWN, OUT TOWARDS BEDICO, FOR ALL OF THE SUBDIVISIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL ENCOURAGE A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC TO GO INTERSTATE 12 DOWN TO 1085. GET OFF THE EXIT AND GO THROUGH THAT ROUNDABOUT ON 1085. SO YEAH, I MEAN, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE BOOK ON THE BOOK. SO ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. SO MUCH. WE HAVE TO CLOSE WITH CLOSING STATEMENTS. I MORE QUESTIONS. DIDN’T HAVE TIME TO GET TO THAT. BUT LET’S MOVE ON TO CLOSING STATEMENTS. 60S TO TELL US WHY YOU THINK YOU’RE THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR. WE’LL START WITH YOU, MR. BREWSTER. OKAY. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR HIS SERVICE, BUT IT’S TIME FOR A DIFFERENT APPROACH. POLICE PAY HAS GOT TO GO UP IN ORDER FOR US TO RETAIN OUR OFFICERS, OUR CITIZENS ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE BROWN WATER THAT IS NOT WHAT THEY ARE PAYING FOR. OUR SEWER TREATMENT PLANT IS THREATENING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE MORE DAMAGE IS DONE. YOUR SAFETY AND YOUR HEALTH WILL BE MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. THE FIRST DAY I TAKE OFFICE. AS YOUR MAYOR, YOU CAN EXPECT TRANSPARENCY AND A TIRELESS DEVOTION TO START THE JOB AND TO FINISH IT TOGETHER. LET’S KEEP MADISONVILLE A SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE. VOTE FOR ME. MARCH THE 23RD. EVEN A ROOSTER IS FOR BREWSTER. IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. BREWSTER, SO MUCH. MR. PILOT. TELL US WHY YOU THINK YOU’RE THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR. YES, MA’AM. I’VE DEDICATED MY ADULT LIFE TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MADISONVILLE. I’VE CREATED ALLIANCES WITH THE STATE, THE PARISH, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, AND INCREASE MONTHLY INCOME FROM OUR GAS SYSTEM AND THE RENTAL OF TOWN BUILDINGS, WHICH BECAME AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL OF OUR TOWN DEPARTMENTS INTO ONE BUILDING. ANY ONE WHO HAS LIVED IN MADISONVILLE THE PAST EIGHT YEARS HAS SEEN THE CHANGES, BUT WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO, AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT MY PERFORMANCE IN THE PAST WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR OUR FUTURE. IT’S BEEN WITH INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT AND A VISION, A PROVEN VISION FOR ACCOMPLISH WITH ACCOMPLISHMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. GENE PILOT, THE INCUMBENT. AND ALSO HIS CHALLENGER, MR. JOHN BREWSTER. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS HOT SEAT DEBATE AND OTHERS O