NORTHPORT, Ala (WIAT) -- Northport’s mayoral candidates addressed some of the biggest issues voters have ahead of Tuesday's election.

Incumbent mayor John Hinton is stepping down from the office. There are four candidates hoping to fill his spot as Northport mayor: • Jason Barksdale • David Crawford • Roland Lewis • Dale Phillips

CBS 42 has been talking with Northport residents for months leading up to the election. Based on those conversations, CBS 42 asked the four candidates these questions:

Many residents have said they want to see the city of Northport get its own school system. Where do you stand on that?

Barksdale: On down the road, sure I think we’d all love to see that. But I’m a firm believe that growth equals revenue, revenue equals resources. Until Northport can acc

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