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Politics & Government

Manhattan Trustee Debate/Q & A, Almost Here

Do you know who you are voting for to take the 3 Trustee seats in Manhattan for this upcoming April 2nd election?

There is a debate/Q & A happening in Manhattan Illinois this Thursday the 28th of March for the upcoming election for the three open Trustee seats. There are five people campaigning for those three seats. The five candidates include incumbents Erin McDonough, Michael Naughton, and James Reeves and also hopefuls Robert Dilling and Howard Young. This debate will take place 3/28/2019 at 7pm at the Roadhouse 52 restaurant at 525 S. State St. Manhattan. If you want to sumbit a question to be asked of the five candidates, those questions should be sent to Manhattanvotes2019@gmail.com. Each candidate will have two minutes of opening and closing statements and in between, questions will be asked that were submitted by the community via email. This debate will be recorded by Midwest Video Productions and the video will be available to the public by April 2nd which is the date that you will vote for your trustees. The debate will be moderated by Erin Gallagher of Erin Gallagher & Associates LLC. If you have any interest in taking part in the future of Manhattan, now is a great time to ask your questions, attend this debate and participate in this election. Come meet these five qualified candidates and get to know what they stand for and what they plan for the future of Manhattan.

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