Candidates vying for seats in three wards

The Cheltenham commissioners race will result in two new commissioners, no matter the election results on Nov. 3.

With incumbents Paul Greenwald and Jeffrey Muldawer being ousted in the primaries, there are many new faces in the contest.

In Ward 2, Democrat Art Haywood, a redevelopment law attorney, defeated Greenwald. He will face Denise Marshall in the general election.

“My 25 years of doing redevelopment work in Philadelphia can directly benefit Cheltenham because I’ve done zoning, land use, I’ve worked with governments to get grants for communities, and I’ve worked with businesses to invest in communities. I can do the same thing in Cheltenham to renew our investment into the community,” Haywood said.

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There are also two new faces in the race for Ward 4, with Democrat Kathy Hampton running opposite Republican Mary Beth Carroll for the seat.

Hampton, a law librarian who has lived in Cheltenham for five years, worked with Haywood on the Obama campaign, and is now working with him to further their work locally by running for commissioner.

“With respect to Cheltenham, that would include working on communication. I want to work better in the township to keep people informed of issues that affect their lives, and right now those issues in Cheltenham have to do with development of a very limited amount of space that is open to the township,” Hampton said.

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