In case you weren’t able to attend the Renaissance Park candidates forum tonight, we were live tweeting from the event. Not on twitter? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
I will admit, it does take some skill to consolidate politicians answers into 140 characters. We hope you find this useful and want to remind you of our political policy here on southwestraleigh.com. If you don’t already, follow us on Twitter: @southwestral
Here is our tweet stream from the forum:
- Setting up for the @RenParkOnline candidate forums… #ralpol
- The @RenParkOnline candidates forum is starting: Thomas Crowder is here for District D #ralpol
- The @RenParkOnline has mayoral candidates @NancyMcFarlane and Randall Williams here #ralpol
- Last but not least, At-large candidates @RussForRaleigh, @MaryAnnBaldwin and Paul Fitts are here at @RenParkOnline forum #ralpol
- Southwest Raleigh has $370M worth of residential tax value and $600M worth of commercial tax value #swral #ralpol
- At the @RenParkOnline forum, @RussForRaleigh urges citizens to vote for the upcoming road bond that includes Tryon Road #swral #ralpol
- At-large candidate @MaryAnnBaldwin proud of 3 accomplishments: 1) youth collab prgrm 2) Rise up Raleigh and 3) cities eco dev office #ralpol
- At-large candidate, Paul Fitts, wants to foucs on finance and job creation; Raleigh is bad at recruiting businesses #ralpol
- RT @champclaris Tryon Rd. realignment the big issue here tonight. It will be a major part of the transportation bond on Oct. 11. #ralpol
- Mayoral candidate @NancyMcFarlane talks about Raleigh’s “sense of place” and how we maintain our #1 city rating #ralpol
- Mayoral candidate Randall Williams on growth: we’ve picked the low lying fruit, the next 10 years are going to be challenging #ralpol
- First question to Thomas Crowder: What is your vision for the southern Raleigh Gateway corridor? #ralpol
- A: Crowder – what is the communities vision? We need to get the stakeholders together and have a shared vision
- 2nd question to Fitts: What can you do to promote the #swral area and capture tax revenues going to neighboring municipalities? #ralpol
- A: Fitts: see’s this area as a brier creek in the making. Perhaps a plaza style is possible. #ralpol
- A: @MaryAnnBaldwin – a gateway study would help formulate the strategy and identify the assets #ralpol
- Next question to @MaryAnnBaldwin – What is your stance on issues: college housing, FYP and PROP that impact our quality of life? #ralpol
- A: @MaryAnnBaldwin – on FYP (front yard parking) thinks a university district is right, not city-wide policy; pilot first #ralpol
- A: @MaryAnnBaldwin on PROP – in some ways is unfair, talked about problem tenants not landlords; how do we deal with students? #ralpol
- A: @NancyMcFarlane – on student housing: how to incentive the housing we want, in a sustainable way, on a transit lines, etc. #ralpol
- Next question to @NancyMcFarlane: What are the next steps for Raleigh’s CREATIVE district? #swral #ralpol
- A: @NancyMcFarlane – The arts are an important part of who we are and the creative pulse is important to Raleigh #ralpol
- Mo Johnson thanks current council for help with Tryon Road, but…how do we accelerate Tryon Road improvements? #swral #ralpol
- A: Randall Williams – supports the bond. Thinks the job of the council is to guide city staff on what needs attention.
- A: @NancyMcFarlane – supports the bonds. As mayor, you prioritize projects all over the city and public safety is a key factor #ralpol
- RT @renparkonline: Debt not an issue – bonds passing important. @NancyMcFarlane #swral #ralpol
- Great questions from attendees and interaction from candidates from @RenParkOnline candidates forum – recap in the works #swral #ralpol