STEVENS POINT - Rising taxes, affordable housing, and bike lanes and roads are among the key issues for the District 5 City Council candidates in the spring general election.
District 5 incumbent Meleesa Johnson will face challenger Marla Schultz and registered write-in challenger Tyler Paterick in the April 6 general election. Johnson, the City Council president, is seeking her fourth term in office. The race will appear on ballots alongside the race for state superintendent of public instruction.
District 5 is inside the central part of the city, bordering the eastern edge of downtown and Business Highway 51.
The Stevens Point Journal sent each candidate a questionnaire and asked them to limit their responses to about 100 words. Here s what they had to say:
| Updated: March 6, 2021, 12:48 a.m.
Mayor Jenny Wilson, a Democrat, issued a joint statement with Diversity and Inclusion Officer Efren Corado Garcia and Diversity Affairs council chair Corey Hodges reaffirming the county’s goals to create a welcoming community for all.
“Yet many in our community continue to experience biases and inequities in a spectrum ranging from age to race to socioeconomic discrimination, just to name a few,” the statement said. “As a new member of the Council, Council Member Alvord may not be fully aware of Salt Lake County’s commitment.”
Alvord, a Republican, was elected to the council to represent District 2 in November and took office in January. He previously served as the mayor of South Jordan.
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Salt Lake County Council member claims left âwonât be happy until there are no males, no femalesâ
In a now-removed Facebook post, David Alvord said âequity movementâ will âruin life for everyone.â
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Dave Alvord, a Republican elected to the Salt Lake County County in November, is pictured in Butterfield Canyon near Herriman. He posted a screed against the left on Facebook denouncing what he claims are goals for everyone to be one color and of the same sexual orientation. | Updated: 9:38 p.m.
Salt Lake County Council member David Alvord posted a politically charged screed to Facebook Wednesday, claiming the âleftâ wonât be happy until, among other things, âwe each have light brown skin, exactly alikeâ and âuntil we are all bi-sexual and in non-committed relationships.â
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