Taxes, school grades and preserving green space were top of the agenda at a forum Wednesday night for candidates to the James City County board of supervisors and the school board.
The candidate forum, sponsored by Williamsburg Watch and WHRO at the Williamsburg Library, featured Supervisor Jim Icenhour, Democratic incumbent in the Jamestown district; Tracy Wainwright, the Republican running to replace retiring Supervisor Michael Hipple in the Powhatan District; Kimberly M. Hundley, incumbent school board member for Powhatan, and the two candidates for the Jamestown school board district: incumbent Sarah G. Ortego and Democratic challenger Ty Hodges.
Democrat Ti’Juana Gholson, who is running against Wainwright, and Republican John Slokovitz, Icenhour’s opponent, were not able to attend. Hundley is running unopposed.
The event drew more than 130 audience members to the library and was streamed on the WHRO website.
Both candidates f…