Moving ahead: Position 1

Susan Conniry, incumbent: “With Covid still limiting our interactions, we face the challenge of how do we safely meet new residents and reconnect with others. My greatest joy, both running for election and serving as a council member has been in meeting people in person where they feel the most comfortable – on their doorsteps. When we rolled out this campaign, the response to a social media survey asking if you felt comfortable with candidates door belling was a loud “no.” Instead we are hosting listening tours to meet neighborhood groups in an outdoor setting and participating in carefully controlled indoor candidate meet and greets and forums. We do engage through various social media platforms but it’s not the same as personal contact. We are eager to engage and are ready when you are. If you’re good with it, we can meet by appointment. On the doorstep, socially distanced and masked up. Thanks for your continued support as we face the challenges of campaigning when Covid refuses to give us a break.”

Eric Noble, challenger: “Hello Tom, I have a question for you. Are you being paid to write the articles you are posting? Just curious.” (Ed. note: This was the only response received, even after a reminder about the original question was sent via email)