With Election Day approaching, Flour Bluff voters are looking for answers from the candidates hoping to lead their city.
Residents gathered Monday night for a mayoral and District 4 candidate forum hosted by the Flour Bluff Citizens Council. The event gave voters an opportunity to hear directly from candidates and consider their priorities ahead of the November 3 election.<\/p>\n
Dan Hogan, a Flour Bluff voter, said high property taxes, deteriorating roads and concerns about water quality are among the issues he wants city leaders to address.<\/p>\n
\u201cI find that my real estate taxes are too high,\u201d Hogan said. \u201cAll the streets I drive to in and out of my subdivision are riddled with potholes if they haven’t failed entirely. Quite often when I get up in the morning to brush my teeth, my water tastes like earth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hogan said the forum also gave him an opportunity to evaluate candidates across several races, including the District 4 City Council seat and at-large City Council positions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to exercise due diligence,\u201d Hogan said.<\/p>\n
Joe Kramer, another Flour Bluff voter, said he wanted to see how candidates responded to questions in the moment and interacted with one another during the forum.<\/p>\n
Kramer said the questions were not provided to candidates in advance, giving residents a chance to hear their responses without prepared answers.<\/p>\n
He said fiscal responsibility is among his biggest concerns, particularly as the city faces a budget deficit.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of it’s going to be about being fiscally conservative because our city is running in a deficit right now,\u201d Kramer said.<\/p>\n
Kramer also pointed to drainage ditches, sidewalks and other infrastructure improvements as priorities for the Flour Bluff area.<\/p>\n
For voters attending the forum, the event offered an opportunity to compare candidates and learn more about their positions on issues affecting their community.<\/p>\n
Election Day is November 3. Voters still have time to learn about the candidates and the issues before casting their ballots.<\/p>\n
For the latest local news updates, click here<\/a>, or download the KRIS 6 News App.<\/a><\/p>\n