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Pledging to abolish the school committee, levy hefty taxes against Harvard and fire the city manager, 17 of the 20 candidates for Cambridge City Council desperately tried to distinguish themselves from the pack at a candidates’ forum last night.
Candidates Craig Kelley, John Pitkin and Carole Bellew offered radical steps to limit the power of the City Manager and advocated for more affordable housing.
“The city manager does as he wishes,” Kelley said. “The city council has been habitually unable to make him do what they want.”
Several candidates accused City Manager Robert W. Healy of hoarding power in his appointment of citizens to zoning, planning and other city boards.
“The way the city manager appoints to boards is inappropriate and stifles citizen participation,” Pitkin said.