Water bills, school cuts, Green Line, parking, senior services, sidewalks, traffic, revitalization... There are a lot of concerns facing Medford, and a lot of candidates for city offices this year. Through Vote Medford 2007 you'll be able to hear directly from every candidate about what they want to do for the city.
Vote Medford 2007 is asking all Medford residents to submit questions for the candidates.
Together with an advisory group of community organizations, we will create a questionnaire that will go to every candidate for city office. We'll post their answers here, unedited, so you can make up your own mind about who you want to lead the city. We'll also air video interviews through the website and TV3, and hold public forums so everyone in Medford has a chance to learn where candidates stand on the issues.
Whether you are an old timer or newcomer, whether you want big change or no change, now's your chance. What do you want to ask the candidates? Submit your questions here, or at a drop box at the Danish Pastry House on Boston Avenue or the Thursday Farmer's Market in Medford Square. Ask as many questions as you'd like, as long as it's before the August 25 deadline.
Vote Medford is a citizen-driven, non-partisan, unaffiliated voter-education project. In 2005, thousands of Medford residents got information on the candidates through our questionnaire and videos. This election season we've invited over 70 organizations to join our advisory group to ensure each questionnaire represents a broad range of concerns from across the city. We're also expanding our website, and adding two new candidate forums this fall.
100% of the people in Medford want a great city.
99.9% of us complain about what's wrong with the city.
So why do only 25% of us bother to vote?
Don't let lack of information keep you in the silent 75%! Submit your questions, read the candidates' responses, and make up your own mind!
Here's the information. Go vote.
