Homewood voters will choose their next mayor and city council on Aug. 26. Candidates Greg Cobb, Chris Lane, John Manzelli and Keith Young are running to represent Ward 3.

They spoke with The Homewood Star about their candidacies. Here are answers to a key question about the race.

Q: How do you plan to support Homewood City Schools during your term?

Greg Cobb: Keep them like they are. Birmingham tried to annex Homewood twice in past history. I think the last time was in the 60s, and fortunately, it didn't pass. Actually, it did pass one time, but they found out that they didn't advertise the vote long enough, and they made them revote and it didn't pass. I think our schools are fine. We leave them alone. Don't mess with the schools. Don't overload them by building more apartments — that

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