FLOODING, OVERFLOWS AT HEART OF DEBATE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES RANK PRIORITIES OF TOP ISSUES

From: Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) | Date: October 15, 2007| Author: GAVIN LESNICK, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7449 or lesnickg@courierpress.com | Copyright information

Asked to prioritize among four top issues during a debate Sunday night, Republican and Democratic City Council candidates showed across-the-board support for combined sewer overflows and stormwater flooding as the most pressing matters.

The debate - televised on WNIN-PBS9 and sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana, Downtown Kiwanis and the television station - pitted 13 City Council candidates against one another on issues ranging from rising property taxes to ...