Potentially considering how elected officials might be able to address issues such as jobs, downtown vitality, blight, public safety and stray animals, Cambridge City, Milton and Richmond voters began voting Wednesday, Oct. 11, for their council and/or mayoral candidates.
Seventy-four voters cast ballots during the first three days of in-person absentee voting at Wayne County Courthouse, according to Tara Pegg in the voter registration office.
Where to learn more
Western Wayne News and Whitewater Community Television encourage voters to hear what their communities’ candidates have to say about their qualifications and their priorities if elected.
WWN printed responses from Richmond’s mayoral candidates and Cambridge and Milton council hopefuls in its Oct. 4 edition, followed by Richmond’s council candidates on Oct. 11. Those responses now can be found in WWN’s election guide.
WCTV will interview Richmond Common Council Districts 2 and 5 candidates at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.
WCTV’s three IN Focus episodes featuring candidates for Cambridge City and Milton councils, Richmond mayor candidates and Richmond Common Council’s at-large seats already have aired.
Those shows can be viewed on demand through WCTV’s Facebook page or YouTube channel, or watched during replays on WCTV Channel 11.
A version of this article appeared in the October 18 2023 print edition of the Western Wayne News.