Mayoral candidates quizzed on equity

At a forum in Eastport last night, Annapolis' three mayoral candidates were confronted with a question: Should Ward 8, which contributes more tax revenue than all but one other ward, get a proportional amount of city services?

Vic Pascoe, president of the Eastport Civic Association, said Ward 8 has an assessed property value of $1.12 billion, just behind Ward 1, which has $1.38 billion. Those numbers are two to five times higher than the other wards.

"Do you feel that the residents of Eastport receive city services such as sidewalk repair, road repair, street cleaning, etc., that we should receive given the level of...