Voting recommendations in Iowa City

The Iowa City school board has generally done excellent work over the past years and I encourage voters to mark their ballots for newcomer Mitch Lingo and incumbents Charlie Eastham, Lisa Williams and Molly Abraham to continue that trend.

I will vote for Laura Bergus for Iowa City City Council, the only councilor to offer a clear statement regarding funding of the police department and why she thought it would be better to fund support services to work with the police rather than to hire two new officers. The council chose the latter path, despite Laura’s solid arguments. I will also cast ballots for Josh Moe and Mandi Remington, two candidates who would be fresh voices regarding the issues that will confront the council in the next few years.

Carol deProsse

Iowa City