MILTON, Ga. — Development and self-run elections highlighted a Milton City Council candidate debate Oct. 4 at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church.
Ahead of the advanced voting, which begins Oct. 16, about 100 residents showed up to track positions of candidates for the contested Post 2 seats on the City Council.
At the event, hosted by Appen Media and the Milton Herald, incumbent Councilman Rick Mohrig and Phil Cranmer went toe-to-toe on issues to win the District 3, Post 2 seat.
Meanwhile, incumbent Councilwoman Carol Cookerly in District 1, Post 2 drew less pressure with opponent Helen Gordon absent due to a prior commitment as a teacher at Milton High School.
Though running unopposed in District 2, Post 2, Doug Hene introduced his platform to the audience before retiring to the sidelines as the other candidates fielded questions posed by Herald moderator Amber Perry, a staff reporter who covers Milton. Many of the questions were sourced from the community.
Phil Cranmer, candidate for the District 3 seat currently held by Mohrig, has served as HOA president for Bethany Creek and on the Milton Parks and Recreation Advisory Board during his 17 years in the city.
“Why am I running?… There’s a huge opportunity for this city,” Cranmer said.
He said the opportunities are “to get rid of special interests,” “to get rid of partisan politics” and “rechanneling city resources to matters that matter most to citizens.”
Councilwoman Cookerly described herself as “independent-minded,” “negotiable for the betterment of this city” and willing to do anything she can to prevent overcrowding.
“We have less density, that’s intentional, yet our spending is less per capita,” Cookerly said. “Let this sink in, how great this city is doing.”
Councilman Mohrig gave his opening statement last.
Mohrig, who served on the…
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