Covering issues ranging from growth and development to homelessness and preserving green space, candidates running for the Wilmington City Council and mayor of Wilmington outlined their priorities Friday during the Greater Wilmington Business Journal’s Power Breakfast.
Eight candidates are vying for three open seats on the Wilmington City Council, while three candidates are running in the mayoral race. The municipal election will take place on Nov. 4, with early voting beginning on Oct. 16.
The candidates competing for city council seats include incumbents Clifford Barnett, the council’s current mayor pro tem, and council member Luke Waddell. Others are Cassidy Santaguida, who ran for a spot on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners last year, and political newcomers Chakema Clinton-Quintana, Richard Collier, JC Lyle and Kelly Roberts Jr. Candidate Sean Guerrero was absent from Friday’s event…