Listen: The Ballot Boxing District 2 Forum

KUT 90.5 | By KUT Staff

Published September 11, 2014 at 8:58 AM CDT

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Three of the four candidates showed up to last night's debate. Mike Owen was not in attendance.

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Ed "Wally" Reyes says the community asked him to run for the new city council position.

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John Sheppard argued Austin's flirtation with municipal identification cards wouldn't greatly benefit residents of District 2 and that the city should expand solar power programs.

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Former firefighter Delia Garza attributed last year's flooding to years of irresponsible development.

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Joy Diaz and the candidates joined residents in the Dove Springs Recreation Center.

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A view from the audience at the forum.

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Last night KUT continued the Ballot Boxing series of in-district Austin City Council candidate forums at the Dove Springs Recreation Center last night in Southeast Austin.

KUT's Joy Diaz and Univision 62’s Regina Rodriguez hosted and moderated the event, which featured three of the four candidates vying for the seat in District 2 this Election Day, with help from our additional partners the Austin Chronicle, KXAN and Univision 62.

You can listen to the entire forum below.