Election 2015: Lightning round questions for Edward Matter and Douglas Vance, candidates for City Council from Ward 1:

On adopting the $30 million street renovation renovation program?

Matter: For— While acknowledging the proposed streets program will be “a huge amount of money” and it would have been cheaper to redo the streets years ago, “that doesn't change the fact that something needs to be done now.”

Vance: For — “I think if we are going to live here, we need to take care of it.”

On adopting a city manager form of government:

Matter: Unsure — “The city manager idea I really like, but I am not so sure we can afford it.”

Vance: Unsure — “I’d have to know what the advantages are of having a city manager ver...