LACONIA — Most candidates for city council and mayor participated in a forum at the Belknap Mill Wednesday evening, where the discussion traversed a litany of political topics, but focused on homelessness, housing affordability and the State School project most prominently.

The forum, organized in large part by Citizens for Belknap, a political action group, offered candidates a minute each to address questions written by city voters, and drew a crowd of nearly 130. The Municipal Election is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Moderated by attorney David Osman and recorded by Lakes Region Public Access, the only candidates who didn’t attend the forum were Gregg Hough, running in Ward 2; Sheri Minor, running in Ward 4; and Mike Conant, running in Ward 6.

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