SJ-R.com
John Reynolds
March 3, 2011
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Candidates running for Springfield alderman fielded questions on garbage collection, dilapidated houses, and 3 a.m. liquor licenses during an election forum Thursday.
Twelve candidates were at the event, which was sponsored by Illinois Peoples Action, Downtown Springfield Inc., the MacArthur Boulevard Business Association and Inner City Older Neighborhoods
Steve Combs, president of the Enos Park Neighborhood Association, said Inner City Older Neighborhoods is a coalition of about 20 different neighborhood associations. The forum featured candidates from multiple wards because many issues overlap, he said.
“We wanted to get all of the alderman candidates together to see what the dynamics are as they relate to different issues. If you have attended the council meetings, you know it is citywide issues that ultimately get resolved by all of them,” Combs said.
About 70 people attended the event.
During the event, the candidates were read a question and asked if they agreed or disagreed. The candidates answered by raising their hands, and the moderators then asked some of them to speak.
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