I was completely shocked by the recent Dispatch series "Access at City Hall.'' Like many residents of Columbus, I was not aware that candidates for City Council or mayor have no limits on campaign contributions.

Limits on campaign contributions can create some problems and lead candidates to seek loopholes. However, they do help reduce corruption. Our City Council members are human, and checks of $10,000 or more are hard to ignore. Large contributions are, by their very nature, corrupting.

Our city needs better disclosure of contributions, contributors and their economic interests. Voters and city officials need to be able to connect the dots. Disclosure helps route out corruption. How can the city of Columbus address corruption if it can't track the money?

Dispatch City Hall Reporter Doug Caruso did a great job following the money, but he was still unable to track down the economic interests of $1.4 million.

I appreciate Matt Habash's willingness to disclose beyond the requirements of the law. However, as council president, Habash has a responsibility to work to make better disclosure the law.

Thanks for doing this series. It really opened my eyes.

Elizabeth A. Enke

Columbus