County commissioners invited to forum

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

?County commissioners play such a vital role in the direction of this community, we want to give these candidates a chance to convey their views? said Standard publisher Patricia Zechman. ?If Warren County is ever going to reverse its recent fortunes and become a player in the competitive world of industrial recruiting, it?s going to take our county commissioners to do it. If we keep doing what we?ve been doing, we?re going to keep getting the same results.?

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 candidates and local residents.

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. Since there are 12 districts, there will be 12 different questions.

While the Standard is happy to give the candidates a chance to share their views, the newspaper would also like to hear innovative ideas the candidates may have. Keeping taxes low and recruiting jobs are sure to be recurring themes so if candidates have other ideas those thoughts are welcomed.