Last Wednesday night, candidates for Mayor in the upcoming special election for the unfinished term of Mayor on the Clinton City Council convened for a special forum to present their thoughts on the issues of the day. 

In the days ahead on Regional Radio, we'll highlight where the candidates stand on many issues presented to them. In the last year, the City of Clinton pursued updating the strategic plan. 

Doug Tucker, who has experience at the DeWitt County Board level, says while it is just a two-year term, it comes down to listening to the community and what they want.

Seth Redington, a regular among the candidates to City Council meetings in recent years, says the strategic plan has not been talked about at all and feels it needs to be.

Like Redington, Robert Kreitler is a regular attendee of City Council meetings and agrees with Redington there should be updates on how the progress of meeting the goals in that plan is going. He feels it is a good roadmap to moving the City forward.

Kelley Harvey is running for Mayor and believes the plan should have identified leaders to take on areas of the plan and oversee them moving forward.

Like several other candidates, Helen Michellasi says the City Council needs to keep the community up to date on the progress of the strategic plan. She also notes communication with City employees on the plan is important.

Five of the six Mayoral candidates participated in last week's forum in the auditorium at Clinton High School.

Each candidate was given 90 seconds to answer each question. Some used their allotted time while others wrapped up their answers before their time expired. 

We'll have more from the candidates' forum throughout the week on Regional Radio leading up to next Tuesday's election.

You can hear the candidates' forum in its entirety at dewittdailynews.com and find the link to the forum at the top of the homepage.