At last evenings candidates forum, September 27, 2009, hosted by Renaissance Park in their cozy club house, almost 50 citizens attended to learn more about Raleigh City Council District D and At-Large candidates for the upcoming election on October 6, 2009. Each District D candidate gave a brief introduction to themselves and why they are running for City Council. Moderator Moe Johnson then presented each candidate with five questions. At-Large councilors were then introduced and provided their platform. Questions from those in attendance followed.
Candidates in attendance
At-Large
- Mary Ann Baldwin, current City Councilor – maryannforraleigh.com
- Lee Sartain – www.sartainforraleigh.com
- Russ Stephenson, current City Councilor – http://russforraleigh.com
District D
- Thomas Crowder, current District D City Councilor – crowderforcouncil.com
- Ted Van Dyk – http://www.tedvandykforcouncil.com/
Questions and answers
Disclaimer, the following is my best effort attempt to capture the questions and answers from the candidates. I invite anyone in attendance or the candidates themselves to post any updates or corrections by contacting me or in the comments. The questions (after the first five) are paraphrased to get right to the topic.
Opening remarks from Renaissance Park resident and moderator, Moe Johnson. Renaissance Park is a new neighborhood, which means they are new at community activism. There is a desire to get involved in city government and this is one of the first projects to start that involvement for their community. (more…)
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