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Dionne Merritt and Allen Meredith  will be joining four incumbents - Sharon Johnson (Phelps), Terrell House, Russell Givens, and Gary Southerland - as members of a new Morgantown City Council that will take office in January.  Current council member Rick Scott did not seek reelection.      

In an unprecedented move earlier this week, Morgantown Mayor Linda Keown interjected herself into the race for Morgantown City Council with an official endorsement of all current members who are running for reelection - Edra Dean Hampton, Terrell House, Sharon Johnson, Gary Southerland, and Russell Givens.  The sixth member - Rick Scott isn't seeking reelection.
Now, a few of those candidates who were not endorsed are speaking out.  At least one of those candidates who wasn't endorsed candidates will be elected to the council. 

1)     Please describe the duties, as you see them, of holding the seat of which you are seeking and how you plan to fulfill those responsibilities.
A councilman’s responsibility is to pass an annual budget for operating the city government and to seek out potential commercial and industrial development for Morgantown and Butler Co. It also includes work sessions and gathering information from city residents and other county and state elected officials.  

1) Please describe the duties, as you see them, of holding the seat of which you are seeking and how you plan to fulfill those responsibilities.
My duties to the city of Morgantown is to listen to the people who live here and to truly care about them. Also, to help the city of Morgantown grow and be a town our children and grandchildren will be proud of.

1) Please describe the duties, as you see them, of holding the seat of which you are seeking and how you plan to fulfill those responsibilities.

1) Please describe the duties, as you see them, of holding the seat of which you are seeking and how you plan to fulfill those responsibilities.

1.) Please describe the duties, as you see them, of holding the seat of which you are seeking and how you plan to fulfill those responsibilities.
City Council members work for the citizens of Morgantown.  People need to feel comfortable talking to a city council member.  I am very approachable and anyone that knows me knows that I enjoy talking.  If I don’t know the answer to your question, I will find out and get back with you.

1) Please describe the duties, as you see them, of holding the seat of which you are seeking and how you plan to fulfill those responsibilities.

Approving the city's budget, helping to provide a safe place for people to live, promoting industrial recruitment and new business, and showing good common sense are the main duties of a Morgantown City Council member. 

There's still time for candidates to turn in their BtN/WLBQ questionnaire.  Due to Fall Break and several people out of town on vacation, the deadline for the BtN/WLBQ Candidate Questionnaire has been extended to Monday, October 8th.