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Irving mayoral and council candidates debate COVID outreach, a postponed $563 million bond and small-business relief
Summary
At a League of Women Voters forum, incumbent Mayor Rick Stoffer and challengers discussed pandemic outreach, infrastructure and a postponed $563 million bond; candidates supported a May 2021 bond vote with more public education and highlighted $1 million in planned small-business grants.
At a League of Women Voters forum in Irving, mayoral and council candidates debated how the city should respond to the pandemic, whether to proceed with a postponed bond election and steps to support small businesses and infrastructure.
The forum opened with moderator Masaki Collins laying out a one-minute format for opening and closing statements. Incumbent Mayor Rick (Stoffer) described 25 years of municipal service and pointed to job creation and infrastructure work as achievements he would continue. "We have 240,000 people that live here,…
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