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Candidates discuss geese, train noises in casual forum
City council contenders meet at Everyday Joe's coffee shop
Matt Minich
Issue date: 3/26/09 Section: News
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Though his efforts are valiant, Kelly Ohlson, mayor pro tem and incumbent District 5 candidate, said there isn't a viable option for getting rid of the city's geese.
Ben Manvel, incumbent District 1 candidate, though, said he will hopes he'll find a solution to the horn-blaring noises coming from the train on Mason St.
Jovial in tone, candidates from each district race sat alongside mayoral candidates, incumbent Doug Hutchinson and opposition Tom Griggs, joking openly with one another about their similarities and differences throughout the race.Â
"I'm here to help ease (Ben Manvel) into retirement," said Ken Anderson, a candidate for District 1.Â
Anderson said job attraction would be his first priority if elected into office April 7. Manvel said he hopes to pursue similar policies to those of his last term, which include the continuation of the city's revamped budget process and efforts for renewal of infrastructure on North College Avenue. "It's time for a change," said Vivian Armendariz, the third candidate for the District 1 position, who has said she wants to increase outreach to low-income and Hispanic populations in Fort Collins.Â
The candidates sat at small tables with Fort Collins community members to answer more serious community concerns as well.
The three-unrelated ordinance, commonly called U+2, which prohibits more than three unrelated residents from living in the same home, was a common theme.
Candidates for Districts 3 and 5 openly debated the ordinance's merits and downfalls.
Theodore Gates, a 21-year-old CSU history major who is running against Ohlson for the District 5 position, said he strongly opposes the ordinance. The issue is one that "sparks fire" in the student population, as he said the ordinance targets students specifically.Â
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