The local press and over 40 supporters were on hand for the announcement by Norm Bryant and Dale Weighill that they support Dayne Walling for mayor of Flint in the upcoming November general election.

"This is a great beginning for us," Walling said. "These candidates ran hard. They're well known in this city and to have them come out in support of me is a very, very big step forward."

You can watch TV-12's coverage of the press conference here.

And you can read The Flint Journal's coverage here and here.

The Walling for Mayor team joined Dayne Saturday morning in front of his campaign headquarters as he cheered on the Crim racers. Dayne ran the 10 mile race last year, so he knows the hard work and determination it takes to complete the course. Highlights from the event included seeing Batman and Robin and 3-basketball dribbling guy as they raced along with the other runners. Congratulations to all who participated.

With the primary election behind us, and the hard work of the general election ahead, Dayne is out every day knocking on doors and attending events in order to hear what the people of Flint have to say about the direction our city should take. Look for Dayne in your neighborhood soon. He will be sharing his Road Map to Opportunity and looking for your thoughts on how to revitalize Flint.

The sign ordinances from the City Clerk’s office states that the signs of successful candidates can stay up until 20 days after the GENERAL ELECTION, so please continue to show your support for Dayne and keep your yard sign up.

If you don’t yet have a sign and you would like to show your support of Dayne, or if your sign is damaged or stolen, please contact us at 233-9190, or just stop in to Walling for Mayor headquarters at 940 S. Grand Traverse and we will get you a new sign.

As a father of two young boys, I understand the need for positive opportunities for our children and I want the same positive opportunities for them in Flint that I had growing up. Our children deserve the opportunity to learn, be healthy, and be safe so they are better prepared for school and life,

We need to utilize outcomes-based budgeting to create a strategic focus on children. We need to provide children age zero to five with health, safety and recreation services that government can effectively offer. We need to fully participate in county and statewide initiatives to ensure that Flint’s children and youth are equally served.

Finally, we need to stop paying lip service to our children and get results. That’s why in my administration every city department will have an opportunity to propose ways to improve the health, safety and recreation services available to children. To make those proposals a reality, one percent of the city’s general fund, approximately $700,000, will be available as a pilot.—Dayne Walling
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For more details on Dayne’s plan to give Flint’s youth a great start in life go to: http://www.votewalling.com/GreatStart.pdf