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Greetings to all of my supporters.
As you are all aware, in any race for public office, there are two things that drive the engine of victory... communication and resources. Currently, we have an excellent communication system in place but that isn't enough these days. We also need resources. In this race, resources are only available to those with adequate funding. I very much want to be your next member of city council but without proper funding, it will be a very difficult and uphill battle. I know that times are tough right now because of the economy but every little bit can help in this fight for Livonia's future. I ask that if you are looking for fresh ideas, strong goals and 21st century thinking for Livonia, then please contribute. We are asking for 5, 10 or 20 dollar donations but any amount can help. Please use the link below which will take you to PayPal.com, there you will find a donation site set up for the campaign. Payments can be made by e-check, credit or debit cards or by direct bank transfer, all of which are secure and private.

Thank you for your continued support. Speramus Meliora.

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Candidate section of Livonia Neighbors forum

Below you will find the link to the Livonia neighbors forum that list all of the individual candidates for the general election. Feel free to review and discuss the commentary made.
Best Regards
LM

http://s6.zetaboards.com/Livonianeighbors/forum/4001572/

McGrail wins the primary

Well it happened on Tuesday. Our candidate, after a solid week and a half of campaign and meeting the voters won in a very narrow victory to hold the number 8 spot out of a field of 11.

I would just like to say to all my supporters "Thank you". Thank you for your diligent work with the calls and door to door conversations with prospective voters. I really must say that I thoroughly enjoyed myself and loved getting out to meet the people. I am looking forward to a vigorous campaign as we run up to November. However right now is no time to rest on our laurels, as you will see from the results below, it was very close. Frankly, closer than I expected.

Thank you again for all of your support.


LIVONIA
100% of precincts reporting
COUNCIL MEMBER
4-year terms for the three highest vote totals and one 2-year term for the fourth highest vote total, $16,600 annually, 8 advance
* Maureen Brosnan 3,981 votes 18% of total votes
* Steve Crosby 1,007 5%
* Joe Laura (i) 3,449 16%
Christopher Martin 523 2%
* James McCann (i) 3,946 18%
Mark McCusker 770 4%
* Lucas McGrail 773 4%
Glenn Moon 301 1%
* John Pastor (i) 3,021 14%
* Lynda Scheel 3,129 14%
* Conrad Schwartz 982 4%

Candidate signage

Good evening all
I would like to start by thanking everyone who has been supporting me during this run for City Council. For those of you who would like to have one of my lawn signs, please feel free to email your address to electmcgrail@yahoo.com and we'll get you one. Thank you again for your continued well wishes and support. Looking forward to Tuesday. Take care.
LM

Response to Voting record article

He is my official response to the article that ran on Sunday, September 6th:

http://www.hometownlife.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090906/NEWS10/909060465&s=d&page=1#pluckcomments


8 September 2009
To the editor
I am writing in response to the article that was published this past Sunday, September 6th, regarding my voting record.

1. The information presented not entirely correct. Previously, The Observer had emailed me a list of elections and votes which showed that since 2004 there were 16 voting cycles, yet The Observer reported that there were 18. In addition to that error, The Observer emailed me a list of the City Clerk's records which showed that I missed 9 voting cycles, not the 11 that the Sunday paper reported.

2. The reporter did not give me the opportunity I requested to address why I did not vote. In some of the instances I was not even living in Michigan due to work responsibilities.

3. I had requested that the reporter call me back so that I could take the time to look at my records to give more detailed responses but again, this request was not honored.

I believe voting is an important civic responsibility. I am not making excuses for missed votes; I am simply trying to provide some background as to why they were missed. I do not believe that a missed vote as a private citizen tarnishes my professional accomplishments and skills, nor do I believe that they will impact my ability to do an excellent job as a future member of City Council. Please remember that voting in general elections is different than voting in-session when you are an elected official. Thank you for the opportunity to respond.

With sincere regards,
Lucas C. McGrail, Associate AIA, LEED® AP
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