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Irving candidate forum spotlights South Irving infrastructure, affordable housing and library debate
Summary
City council candidates at a League of Women Voters forum ahead of the May 7 election stressed investment in South Irving infrastructure and parks, debated how to expand affordable housing and disagreed on who should decide library collections.
A League of Women Voters of Irving candidate forum on May 7 brought the six city council contenders together to outline priorities for North and South Irving, including infrastructure, economic development and the city’s library-policy disputes.
The forum, held and moderated by the League’s appointed moderator, gave each candidate two-minute opening and closing statements and one-minute answers to audience questions. Candidates for Place 1 (John Block, Tony Grimes, Ricky Lightfoot) and Place 7 (incumbent Kyle Taylor, Brian Jones) emphasized investment in parks, rec centers, drainage and streets, and offered differing approaches to affordable housing and library oversight ahead of the election.
Several candidates focused on South Irving’s needs. Kyle Taylor, the incumbent, cited recent drainage work he said removed "almost 300 homes…
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