Roberta Booth, president of the Council of South Side Organizations, said the neighborhoods are gearing up for the election. We're going to be extremely active,'' she said. And we need sidewalks. Each has served on the council and points to a history of efforts to improve neighborhoods. Espy wants to improve snow removal and bulk trash pickup and review code enforcement.
Word spreads quickly.
Coleman points to a recent city customer-satisfaction survey that shows candidates have room to pick up points with voters. Coleman also points to numerous programs he fathered to fix up central city neighborhoods. When I got on council, it was apparent that there wasn't a whole lot being done in neighborhoods,'' he said. Teater is researching neighborhood issues but said she plans a strong focus on backyard concerns. I was on city council as neighborhood issues began percolating up,'' she said.