SCC wants to hold candidates to their words

By George Hassett

A non-profit community development organization will host a candidate’s forum for the aldermanic candidates Oct. 19 at the Visiting Nurses Association.
The Somerville Community Corporation (SCC) will devote the entire night’s discussion to affordable housing in the city, said SCC Community Organizer Jesse Kanson-Bennanav.
“This will be the only specific issue based forum in this campaign season,” said Kanson-Bennanav.
Kanson-Bennanav said the debate will give his organization the chance to get the candidates on record on the policies they will be voting on in office.
“When the linkage fee issue came up in front of the Board of Alderman, we already had them on record as supporting it, so they could not backtrack from what they had said earlier. It is a great way to hold candidates accountable once they are in power,” said Kanson-Bennanav.
SCC’s candidate’s forum will be held October 19 at the Visiting Nurses Association at 6 p.m.