Urban League hosts city council candidate forum

CAM 3
-- ADAM --
TWO WEEKS FROM TOMORROW IS WISCONSIN'S SPRING ELECTION.
-- DANNIKA --
TONIGHT, THOUGH... VOTERS ON MADISON'S WEST SIDE
CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES WHO WANT THEIR
VOTE FOR ALDER.
DOUBLEBOX
NEWS THREE THIS MORNING REPORTER, EDEN CHECKOL IS
LIVE AT THE URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MADISON WHERE
A FORUM IS TAKING PLACE TONIGHT.
GOOD MORNING EDEN!
TAKE REMOTE
-- EDEN --
HELLO ADAM AND DANNIKA! GOOD MORNING!
I'M OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER MADISON
WHERE TONIGHT'S FORUM WILL BE HELD.
TWO CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING FOR THE DISTRICT ONE ALDER
POSITION.
ONE CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE COMMON COUNCIL...THE OTHER
IS A LONG-TIME RESIDENT.
VO/NAT
-- EDEN --
DAVID HANDOWSKI HAS LIVED IN DISTRICT ONE FOR 13 YEARS.
THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
HE'S A MEMBER OF THE MADISON WEST NEIGHBORHOD ORGANIZATION,
COACHED YOUTH SPORTS FOR OVER A DECADE, AND IS A BOY
SCOUTS LEADER.
HE SAYS HE WANTS TO LOWER HIGH TAXES, REDUCE CITY
SPENDING, AND WORK ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON MADISON'S
SOUTHWEST SIDE.
BARBARA HARRINGTON-MCKINNEY IS THE CURRENT ALDER OF
DISTRICT ONE. SHE WAS ELECTED IN 2015, AND IS RUNNING
FOR A SECOND TERM.
HARRINGTON-MCKINNEY SAYS DURINNG HER TERM SHE CREATED
A DISTRICT ONE LEADERSHIP TEAM...AND HOSTED "COFFEE
WITH AN ALDER" A MONTHLY MEETING TO HEAR RESIDENT'S
CONCERNS.
MOVING FORWARD, SHE WANTS TO FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR
YOUNG RESDIENTS TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT.
I ASKED BOTH CANDIDATES WHAT THEY WANT VOTERS TO TAKE
AWAY FROM TONIGHT'S FORUM..HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO
SAY.
DISSOLVE SOT
DAVID HANDOWSKI, DISTRICT 1
(((" 55;14 "that I'm invested in my community, that
I care, that I can both use my professional experience
and bridge how to look at things analytically and
still make decisions with compassion." 55;25 ")))
BARBARA HARRINGTON-MCKINNEY, DISTRICT 1
((("24;46 that she has been committed, she has showed
up, she has produced, she has kept her campaign promises.
Now, give me the opportunity to go to the next level."
24;58")))
TRAILING VO/NAT
-- EDEN --
BOTH CANDIDATES SAY PUBLIC SAFETY IS A BIG CONCERN
FOR THEM AND THEY'D LIKE TO REPAIR RELATIONS WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
GEN FULL
-- EDEN --
THE FORUM IS TONIGHT AT THE URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER
MADISON AT 6.
IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC...ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
LIVE SHOT
-- EDEN --
COMING UP AT 6:30 WE WILL HEAR FROM BOTH CANDIDATES
RUNNING FOR THE DISTRICT 10 SEAT FOR COMMON COUNCIL.
BACK TO YOU.
DOUBLEBOX
THANKS EDEN.

Urban League hosts city council candidate forum

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