HNA News: Another Crime watch report (attempted burglary on Prince Street), Willard Candidates Forum, 10/17

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Halcyon Neighborhood Association E-Newsletter*

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1. Crime Watch Report: Attempted Burglary on Prince This Morning

2. Willard Neighborhood Association's Candidates Forum, Tues. October 17, 6:45 p.m., Willard Middle School Auditorium.

Well, I certainly wasn't planning on sending out a second newsletter today! But a neighbor sent a crime-watch report right after the first newsletter went out (see item 1), and I also just received word about another Candidates Forum coming up (Mayoral election, plus Districts 7 and 8 Council races) sponsored by Willard Neighborhood Association (see item 2). Since there may not be many more chances to see all the candidates in one place,  I'm glad to take this opportunity to pass this information on.

-Nancy Carleton, HNA Co-Chair and E-Newsletter Editor

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1. Crime Watch Report: Attempted Burglary on Prince This Morning

A Prince Street neighbor reports:

"I have a burglary attempt to report.  This happened on Prince St. this morning between Shattuck and Wheeler: About 10:30 a.m. on Friday morning someone kicked in our back door. Fortunately, I was home and scared them off before they got in the house.  Someone had knocked at the front door several times between 10:00 a.m. and just before the break in  -  probably to see if anyone was home -  but I had been busy with other things and hadn't answered.  The police came and filed a report, but there isn't much for them to go on.  If anyone saw anything suspicious they can contact Officer Golden at 981-5900."

[If anyone has any information about this burglary attempt, in addition to notifying the police, please also contact HNA's Neighborhood Watch Coordinator Dawn Rubin <familyrubin@comcast.net>.

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2. Willard Neighborhood Association's Candidates Forum, Tues. October 17, 6:45 p.m., Willard Middle School Auditorium.

Willard Neighborhood Association Vice-President Greg Murphy posted the following invitation on the LeConte Neighborhood Listserve:

We cordially invite you to attend a Candidates Forum for for the three races in the upcoming November 7th election that most affect the Willard neighborhood.  The forum is sponsored by The Willard Neighborhood Association.

The candidates are (in alphabetical order):

District 7 City Council - George Beier, Kriss Worthington (incumbent)

Mayoral - Tom Bates (Incumbent), Zelda Bronstein, Christian Pecaut, Zachary Running Wolf

District 8 City Council - Jason Overman, Gordon Wozniak (incumbent)

The forum will be held on Tuesday, October 17 at 6:45 p.m. at the Willard Middle School Auditorium. 

Since we are trying to cover all three races in one evening, time will be tight, so we urge any of you who might already have questions for the candidates to prepare them in writing in advance.  Candidates will have an opening statement, respond to written questions posed by the Willard Neighborhood Association Steering Committee. Questions from the audience (with priority going to Willard residents), and a closing statement.  Any questions could not be asked, due to time constraints, will be compiled and sent in writing to the candidates after the forum.  Their responses to those questions will be posted on the Willard Group Site and can be copied to any other neighborhood association group site or chat line upon request.

The questions the WNASC has posed to all the candidates are:

1. The Willard neighborhood has the highest crime rate in the city.  What do you believe are the causes of this and please be specific about what you will do as a Councilmember or Mayor to reduce this crime rate?

2. While the benefits of UC are widely acknowledged, what do you believe are the negative effects of UC on the city as a whole, and the Willard neighborhood specifically?  What specific steps will you take to reduce or eliminate these adverse effects?

3.  What is your vision for the future of People's Park?  What specific steps would you as Mayor or Councilmember undertake to accomplish that vision?

Willard Neighborhood Association Steering Committee: * Doug Buckwald * Vincent Casalaina * Laura Chastain * Christine Celsor * Dione Cota (Secretary) * Joan Halperin * Joe Halperin * Lynn Halperin * Sharon Hudson * Linda Kuester * Marcia Levenson * Celia McCarthy * Greg Murphy (Vice-President) * Michelle Pellegrin * Ernest Scosseria * Wim-Kees Van Hout * Greg Wineger

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