Candidate Forum for Position of Mayor

On Monday, March 4th the League of Women Voters of Tompkins County moderated a Candidate Forum for position of Mayor in the Village of Cayuga Heights. Taking place at Kendal of Ithaca at 7pm, Candidates Meloney McMurry and Linda Ann Woodard started the night with opening statements. They were then each given three minutes to answer questions that had been submitted prior to the forum and hand picked by the LWV. The questions ranged from leadership style to low income housing in the Village.

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the forum and would like to get to know your candidates better click the link below to watch the recording. The Village Election is right around the corner on Tuesday, March 19. There are two polling places this year, First Congregational Church of Ithaca and Kendal and they are open from 12pm to 9pm. Questions about absentee ballots can be addressed on the Board of Elections website.

Forum Recording
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