The Student Association can live with four of the six candidates still in the running for the DeKalb’s City Council.

SA Community Affairs Adviser Jennifer Novak told Mayor Greg Sparrow Wednesday they recommended candidates for the 1st Ward Alderman seat vacated by Christine Hoagland in August.

The recommendations are, in alphabetical order:Todd Bogwill, Steve Hapaniewski, Chad Kollgoss and Amy Polzin.

Kevin Johnson and Channing Blair were not recommended for the seat.

Sparrow will consider the SA’s recommendations and make the final approval to the city council. He will announce the final candidate at Friday’s weekly news conference.

Novak, four members of the Community Affairs committee, SA President Robert McCormack and three senators interviewed the six hopefuls Monday. Each was questioned individually for 15 minutes.

Decisions were made based on the following criteria:leadership qualities, ward concerns, plans to achieve goals, knowledge of ward, and long-term commitment to DeKalb.

Novak said the senate didn’t make the decision because 40 people interviewing would have complicated the process to the point of making it useless. Senators were invited to the meeting, she said.

Blair told the group she is flexible.

“When it comes to something if I see another side and they have a good basis for believing what they do, then I think I can change my mind and be flexible.”

lair said she sees a problem with noise control and parking.

Bogwill said his goals are traffic safety and legislation regarding students living in apartments.

Bogwill will stay in DeKalb. “I won’t be out of touch with the people I am representing,” he said.

apaganiewski has lived in the 1st ward for three years, is graduating in August and will then pursue his masters degree.

He said his main goals are to improve the lighting system and to finish paying for road repairs which were paid for through Huskie Bus taxes. Hapaganiewski also would like to enhance the recycling program and tenant and landlord relationships.

Johnson has lived in DeKalb for four years. “I have no political experience, I’m not interested in politics, I’m just interested in the community,” he said. “I know what it’s like to raise a family, run a business and be a good student.”

He said his strengths are his “flat-out honesty” and his reliability. He said his goals are tenant rights versus landlord rights and to help Public Action to Deliver Shelter.

Kolross said his goals are safety, student housing and lighting.

He said his strengths are his fairness and his consistency. “If I say I am going to do something, I do it,” he said.

Polzin said the main reason she is doing the job is because she has lived in the community a long time and does not think there ever has been cohesiveness in the ward.

“There’s no communication and I beleive I can provide that and get the student/non-student groups to understand one another and hopefully work for a better first ward,” she said.