(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Regardless of who wins the race for the city council s 2nd District, St. Joseph Southsiders are sure to have a strong voice at city hall.
By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostFour candidates are running for the 2nd District seat on the St. Joseph City Council.Two will move on from the February 8th primary to the April 5th General Election, unless one receives a majority of the votes in the primary.Aaron Armstrong, who works at Walmart, wants to see the city invest in the police department."Our law enforcement is short-staffed, many of which left their community to go to a neighboring city for better pay and so, we need to work to raise their wages to align those wages with other neighboring cities," Armstrong says during his time on the KFEQ Hotline.Armstrong sees a disconnect between the St. Joseph City Council and city residents. He vows to listen to the people."Our people feel very much ignored," Armstrong claims. "Our people feel like their voices ain't heard. I've been out there on the streets with a lot of them, even during the flood of south St. Joe about a couple of years back. Many of
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