Political forum to feature commission candidates

The county commission forum will be this coming Monday, July 24 at the Warren County Administrative Offices beginning at 7 p.m.

Every candidate running for county commission is invited to attend. Candidates will not be contacted individually. This announcement serves as an invitation for both commission hopefuls and local residents.

?I?ve had so many people ask me about giving county commission candidates the same opportunity to reach out to the voters as we gave the other candidates,? said Standard publisher Patricia Zechman. ?We realize early voting has already started, but there are still plenty of people who haven?t made up their mind and would like to hear what the county commission candidates have to say.?

Since there are 45 candidates vying for 24 county commission seats, the Standard is allowing each candidate a one-minute opening statement. After that opening statement, candidates in the same district will be asked to answer the same question.

?We understand that all candidates are interested in keeping taxes low and recruiting jobs,? said Zechman. ?While those are certainly desirable goals, I don?t know how exciting it will be to hear that 45 times. If candidates have any fresh ideas, we would certainly like to hear those.?