2012 Election: What Do you Want to Ask your Mayor and School Board Candidates?

Municipal election season is upon us and Hazelwood Patch is gearing up to bring you the best local election coverage possible. 

Local elections are April 3.

There is no election this year for council seats. The mayor's position is up, but only the for re-election.

There are two spots open on the Board of Education and both incumbents, along with one newcomer have filed. The candidate are: Mark Behlmann, Keith Boykin Sr. and Deriree Whitlock.

The Hazelwood PTA Council will host its annual “” in the board room of the HSD Learning Center at 15955 New Halls Ferry Road, on March 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Patch Participation

As we prepare to interview the candidates, Hazelwood Patch wants to know what issues are on the minds of voters. If you were asking the questions, what would you ask of the mayor and those in charge of changes to the public education system in Hazelwood? 

Is there a hot button issue which you would like to hear a candidate's opinion? Do you have general questions you would like to see all candidates answer or do you have specific questions for certain candidates? 

Add your questions to the comment section at the bottom of this story and Patch will include them in our candidate questionaire. Please ask questions that are on point and deal with the issues — this is not a forum for personal attacks on one candidate or a specific issue.

This is your election Hazelwood — what information do you need before heading into the voting booth? 

Local Voices

Patch is inviting all local candidates and current elected officials for city council and school board of education to blog on the Hazelwood Patch site. If candidates choose to participate, their blogs will appear under Local Voices on the Patch site.

These blogs are the opinions of the candidates and the content is owned by them. Patch reviews posts for spelling and grammar — we do not and will not edit for content. Blog posts are done at will by the blogger and can be written as often or infrequently as the blogger chooses.

Patch is providing a platform. We hope that this spurs open discussion and increased awareness. Please remember to keep comments cordial and on point.