The 46th Ward Aldermanic election contest drew down two contestants, Molly Phelan and James Cappleman a week before the Election Day.
The two candidates faced off in a runoff debate held at Truman on Monday, Mar. 28, between 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Two moderators asked both candidates many tough questions from public education, to arts, new businesses and security in the streets and they both appeared to be holding to positions of strength from the way they answered the questions.
How to solve the security-related problems on Uptown streets was, however, a hot button issue. If this was the only deciding factor and I was residing in Uptown, I would have voted for Cappleman.
In her defense, Phelan argued for more police patrol on Uptown streets; while this may help arrest and incarcerate criminals, it does not go deep enough to address the roots causes of crime in Uptown.
On the other hand, to his credit, Cappleman promised to roll out resources that would provide meaningful engagements to young people including athletics and more funding for schools and afterschool programs. He stressed that prevention is better and would probably cost much less than fighting crime.
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