Aug. 25, 2015

Laurence Bibbs, Bruce Clark, Julie Eiselt and Claire Fallon addressed the Forum today, the second forum focused on candidates for four at-large seats on Charlotte City Council involved in the Sept. 15 Democratic primary. All candidates except Aaron Sanders participated in one of the forums.

Presentations

Q&A

Q: People are tired of lies from candidates and the polarization. What makes you different?

Q: Would you support subpoena power for the Police Citizens Review Board?

Q: How would you work with schools, mayor & county to use housing policy to improve social mobility in the city?

Q&A

Q: What is your big vision for this city? What initiatives do you have for those 60-plus, and those 6 and under?

Q: What are your views of the “Black Lives Matter” movement and do you have policies that address that issue?

Q: City candidates talk about education, but city doesn’t run schools. Please tell us your idea of what the City Council’s job is.

 

Q&A

Q: How many of you are natives of Charlotte, or did you bring your ideas from elsewhere?

Q: For Bruce Clark: Did you get out of the man’s shade at the parade?

Q: Zoning is being used to eliminate places for our young people to become part of this community. How would you change that?

Q: What’s your opinion of city-county consolidation?

 

Q&A

Q: How will an antiquated trolley system generate economic growth?

Q: Leaders are missing long-term relationships with people outside their little community. How would you form those?

Q: When did Charlotte get broke, and how do we fix it?

 

Q&A

Q: Who should be our next mayor?

Q: What do you want from citizens as you go through this campaign?