By Penny Geis

Who will you vote for to make your city and school policy and budget decisions? Come get to know the candidates at a forum on Oct 21. From 7:00 – 9:00 pm, in the JFK Community Room.

WFCR will air it live, and NCTV will broadcast it both live and with re-runs, but there is no substitute for a face-to-face, in-person evaluation to get that informed gut reaction!

Four candidates are vying for two at-large seats on the School Committee and three are running for the two at-large  seats on the City Council. The forum includes only these contested seats; your ballot will also include unopposed Ward 7 positions. The ward representatives are unopposed across the city, and are not included in this two-hour forum .All of the at-large candidates have agreed to be at the forum. Running for two seats on the City Council are Jesse Adams, Bill Dwight, and Marc Warner; for the two School Committee positions, Molly Burnham, Blue DuVal, Kari Nykorchuk, and Nathaniel Reade.

We need your questions! What do you want  to  know  from these candidates? What do you care about? How should Council and School Committee members work together to balance the competing budgetary needs of the city and the schools? Send your questions to forum2015@comcast.org

The Leeds Civic Association is co-sponsoring the forum, together with the League of Women Voters, the Gazette, WHMP, NCTV and the Ward 3 Neighborhood Association. The League is taking the lead, and will be moderating the event. The live broadcast will begin at 7, so please arrive early enough to get settled before then.