With less than a week to go until the 2014 municipal election, mayoral candidates in Windsor are making their final push for the city’s top job.

Drew Dilkens, Larry Horwitz and John Millson all held news conferences on Tuesday to discuss varying aspects of their mayoral platforms. After weeks of being attacked, Dilkens went on the offensive, by claiming he’s the only candidate with a detailed plan.

"All that we have heard about our campaign is attacks, attacks, attacks. I am the only candidate here, the only candidate in this race, who has a real proven plan," he says.

Dilkens also outlined the final piece to his "proven jobs platform" – vowing to invest in play structures, beautification of streets and the completion of the Windsor bike loop.

"These are not bells and whistles. These are essential elements of a community, of a strong, vibrant, progressive community."

Meanwhile, Millson held a news conference at the foot of the Detroit River, claiming the waterway has a major problem with E-coli.

“One third of the households have sewage systems dating back to the 20th century,” says Millson. “These homes dump waste directly into the waterways, according to the city's manager of environmental quality."

Millson says he’ll work with Michigan officials to combat the issue and to rebuild the city’s aging infrastructure.

"I will have a five-year capital plan targeting sewer and watermain projects to protect homeowners, businesses and the environment from extreme weather events."

Elsewhere, Horwitz outlined a pilot project to revamp the city’s transit system. Horwitz says the current bus routes and schedules are outdated and must be improved. He says developing a regional transit system is ideal.

“We have to take a fresh look at the master plan and see how we can change the routes to create jobs so young people don’t leave our community, to create jobs so people can be trained and stay in our community, and for seniors so they can survive in this town of ours.”

Windsor will have their pick of 12 total candidates when they hit the polls on Oct. 27.