Monday, October 5, 2009
News Georgia STAND-UP hosts candidate forum Tuesday night
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Community advocacy group Georgia STAND-UP will host a forum on Tuesday night for Atlanta mayor, City Council president and City Council District 11 candidates to say where they stand on such issues as economic development, affordable housing, transit and transportation and public safety, among others.
From Georgia STAND-UP:
The forum puts candidates (sequestered until their time slots) in the hot seat with questions addressing issues identified in a 6-month community-issues process led by Georgia STAND-UP and presented in the Community Issues Platform Report released on August 21st.
Unlike most candidate forums this election cycle, all mayoral hopefuls have been invited to participate in Tuesday night's event. The forum, which is free and open to the public, starts at 5:30 p.m. and will take place at the IBEW Auditorium in Southwest Atlanta.
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What is it going to take to get City Councilman Lamar Willis’ name off the ballot? He owes $44,000 in back taxes, which makes him ineligible for office. He’s been sued by the State of Georgia. To top it off, Fulton County just ordered him to pay $25,000 in fines for not registering his “charity.” http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/fulton-county-court-fines-155836.html Surely we can do better than to have a known crook on the ballot.
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