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Candidates, public speak out at forum

By Matt Field
Staff Writer
Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 5:07 PM CST

MICHIGAN CITY— Sixteen candidates for mayor and other offices packed a small neighborhood center Tuesday, attempting to condense biographies and platforms into a few short minutes of speaking time.

Audience members focused mainly on the six men and women running to replace outgoing Mayor Chuck Oberlie in their questions, asking them why voters should believe their campaign trail pledges and how they would attract business to the city.

The event was held at the Madeline & George Smrt Neighborhood Center on the West Side and some questions naturally had a West Side focus to them.

The mayoral hopefuls by and large agreed that the West Side should have better access to Lake Michigan, with John Jones going so far as to say he hopes the NIPSCO power plant is decommissioned.

While the candidates worked to focus their answers on platform points — scholarship initiatives, plans for police protection, workforce development ideas and more — sometimes they got into exchanges with the audience.

Mayoral hopeful Jim LaRocco, for instance, turned an accusation around on a man who said politicians aren’t receptive enough to voters because they don’t come around until election time.

“I never got a phone call from you ever in my life telling me what was wrong on the West Side, but you want to criticise me” he said.

In a reflection of political allegiance in Michigan City, Keith Harris, a candidate for mayor, was the only Republican candidate present.

The other mayoral candidates present were Joie Winski, Bob McKee and Ron Meer.

Candidates for the at-large and Third Ward Common Council seats, as well as city clerk hopefuls also got the change to introduce themselves to voters.

All four Third Ward candidates attended. Jacquline Hendricks touted her teaching experience, Ron Hamilton Jr. his business accomplishments, Danny Brown his community involvement and Keith Devereaux his alliance with outgoing Third Ward Councilman Ron Meer.

At-large candidates Don Przybylinski, Michael Mack, Tim Bietry and John Hendricks attended, as did city clerk candidates Mike Dempsey and Gale Neulieb.



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