Raucous Audience of 500 Greets Contenders for the Mayoralty of Rochester
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[permalink]A surprisingly contenious, even raucous, audience of about 500 greeted the five contenders for the mayoralty of Rochester, NY in St. Luke & St. Simon Cyrene Episcopal Church (17 South Fitzhugh Street) on Thursday, July 28, 2005. The forum was sponsored by Interfaith Action, a local organization composed of church and business leaders in the city.
In what turned out to be a combination of revival meeting, political free-for-all and community action event, the five candidates, Wade Norwood (D) (photo: 1), Bob Duffy (D) (photos: 1 | 2), Tim Mains (D) (photos: 1 | 2), Chris Maj (D) (photo: 1) and John Parrinello (R) (photos: 1 | 2), weighed in on the Interfaith Action proposal called the "RochesterOneMonroe Community Agenda" whose core idea is to establish a $90 million Neighborhood Trust Fund to rebuild distressed neighborhoods in Monroe County.
As might be expected, the candidates with the least to lose were the most candid and controversial, while the likely winners were more cautious and inclined to the middle of the road. Read the full article.
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City Coverage of Election 2005