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Alderman candidates face questions
Eight vying for three opens seats on city board
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Taking the hot seat in an effort to win one of three open seats on the city board, eight hopefuls for McMinnville alderman squared off last week during a political forum sponsored by Southern Standard and WCPI.Early voting is currently under way with Election Day set for Tuesday, Nov. 4.Ben Foust, David H. Hill, John Douglass, Billy Tanner, Linda Holland, Ryle Chastain, Steve Harvey and Everett Brock were each given one minute to answer eight questions, with each question answered by two candidates. Grouped together by random draw were Foust and Hill, Douglass and Tanner, Holland and Chastain, and Harvey and Brock. Question: “The city removed hundreds of streetlights in a cost-saving measure in 2011.