Public forum is planned for local candidates

In an effort to better acquaint local voters with the candidates who are on the ballot November 5, a public forum will be held Tuesday, October 15 at Monticello City Hall.

The first segment of the forum will begin at 7 p.m. and will continue until 8 p.m. with the moderator, Harlan Ogle, addressing questions to the candidates for Mayor of Monticello. The second segment will be from 8 until 9 p.m. , when questions will be addressed to the Judge-Executive candidates.

All candidates have been invited to participate in the forum. Candidates for Mayor of Monticello include incumbent Kenneth Catron, Thurston Frye, and Elmer Hancock. Candidates for Judge-Executive are incumbent Bruce Ramsey and Shirley Artemis Mikel.

Candidates will not have access to the questions before the forum. In addition to having a set period of time to respond to questions, each candidate will be allowed time to make an opening and closing statement.

The "Candidates Public Forum" is a public service effort made possible by Charter Communications and interested individuals from the community. It is being promoted for the sole purpose of informing and educating the citizens of Monticello and Wayne County before they go to the polls in November.

The forum will be held in the city council chambers in the basement of City Hall and there will be a number of seats available for those who would like to attend. If you cannot attend the forum, it will be televised live on local cable channel 8.

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