North Nampa Residents Association (NNRA)

North Nampa Residents Association
PO Box 233
Nampa, Id 83653

Idaho Press Tribune
21 Oct 2001, page front page

Mayor, council candidates will meet
voters as city elections approach

NAMPA -- The candidates who want to lead Nampa for the next four years will appear in a trio of candidate forums starting Monday to give voters a better idea of their views, priorities and differences.
The meetings are designed to give Nampans a chance to find out how each candidate plans to tackle critical issues facing the state's second-largest city and its 53,000 residents. You can expect questions to arise about growth and planning, revitalization of older neighborhoods, crime and economic development.
In an especially high-profile race, Mayor Maxine Horn faces challenges from six-year City Councilman Tom Dale and newcomer Raine Ramsey. Incumbent Councilwoman Lynda Clark faces challenger Shari Dodge for Seat 3 and Councilman Martin Thorne is up against challenger Franklin Pierce for Seat 1.

     -- Monday: The Northwest Nazarene University Political Science Department will hold a forum at 7pm in NNU's Brandt Center.
     -- Tuesday: The North Nampa Residents Association will hold a forum from 7 to 9pm at Snake River Elementary School.
     -- Nov 1: The Idaho Press-Tribune, the Nampa Chamber of Commerce and KIVI Channel 6, will hold a forum at 6pm in the City Council Chambers at Nampa City Hall.
     Shirley Dean, a board member of the North Nampa Residents Association, said attending the forums will help residents see what direction the candidates would take the city.
     Revitalization and urban renewal are expected to be hot topics at the association's forum Tuesday. Dean said the meeting is open to all residents, not just those from the north side, noting that revitalization affects many issues that face everyone in Nampa.
     "We hear a lot of cheers that the city's done this or that, but we also hear complaints: 'Why didn't the city do this or that?" Dean said. "The residents association is not taking any political side. We want people to come so they can make their own decisions as to who should run the city."

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