League of Women Voters hosting two forums in advance of May 8 election in Washtenaw County

Posted on Mon, Apr 23, 2012 : 10:20 a.m.

League of Women Voters hosting two forums in advance of May 8 election in Washtenaw County

By Ryan J. Stanton

The League of Women Voters in Ann Arbor is hosting two forums on April 25 in advance of the May 8 election.

The forums will be broadcast on CTN Channel 19. It's expected they also will be re-aired multiple times leading up to the election.

The first forum from 7 to 7:30 p.m. features two Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners candidates from Pittsfield Township: Democrat Felicia Brabec and Republican Richard Conn. Brabec already was appointed to the seat vacated by Kristin Judge, but now she must compete against Conn to keep the seat through the end of this year.

The second forum from 8 to 9 p.m. is on the technology improvement bond proposal for the Ann Arbor Public Schools. The league said it's an information-only forum and it hasn't taken a position on the proposal.

The panelists are AAPS Deputy Superintendent Robert Allen, Brit Satchwell of the Ann Arbor Education Association and Donna Lasinski of the PTO. Questions for either forum can be emailed to the league for consideration by April 19. Go here to find out how to contact the league.

For more information on the May 8 election, visit the county's website.

Ryan J. Stanton covers government and politics for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at ryanstanton@annarbor.com or 734-623-2529. You also can follow him on Twitter or subscribe to AnnArbor.com's email newsletters.

Comments

No Millage for Spendthrifts

Mon, Apr 30, 2012 : 12:22 a.m.

You can see for yourself, the surnames of the bond panelists above, and more, among the Rogues' Gallery of administrators, board members, spouses, and companies doing business with AAPS who have contributed over $12,000 to push the millage. The link is at https://secure.ewashtenaw.org/campaignfinance/userViewFile.do?filename=%2FPDF%2FB-1144180045.pdf While it's all apparently legal, it is dubious that these folks feather each other's nests, provide poor financial leadership to the public, and then contribute heavily to a promote a solution to their own profligacy on the backs of the taxpayers. Vote NO on Tuesday, May 8.

Dog Guy

Mon, Apr 23, 2012 : 3:37 p.m.

CTN Channel 19? Is there any access to this debate for citizens neither rich enough nor poor enough to get cable television?

Epengar

Mon, Apr 23, 2012 : 8:07 p.m.

Our Community Television Network also provides "video on demand" over the internet. It wasn't obvious to me whether these particular events would be available on demand, but I didn't ask them or check their site carefully. http://www.a2gov.org/ctn My impression is that they are very responsive to requests too.