One of the things that bug people about government is the apparent loss of continuity. When newly elected people take office the second thing that hey should do is find out what previous councils have promised, and then never followed though with.
It is not at all uncommon, for a town or county council, to promise to do something and then when new members are elected the thing never gets done. The Federal and various state government bodies are not immune to this behavior either.
Promises need to be kept in order for your integrity to be kept intact. If you promise to increase parking, upgrade the infrastructure, or to do something else, then by all means do so. Nothing will make things go completely sour for you, in office, than to make a promise that you did not keep.
Keep in the back of your mind that, previous to your arrival, the governing body made one or more promises. You need to know what they are, why they were made, and if the ideas server everybody that you govern. After you find this out you can then communicate to everyone in your community why you will, or will not, make good on a previous promise.
Because people do not think in terms of the individual office, they think in terms of the governing body, if you make good on the promise, you are the knight in shinning armor. Even if your fail at keeping the promise, made by others; Making an effort to get the thing done will go along way to point out the difference between you, and the other members of the governing body on which you serve.
Do the research; keep the promise, even it takes years to do so. Your community will be grateful and future generations will have something of value.
Down The Sewer Pipe - Politically Speaking 
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