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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:44:07 -0400, Iris McLaurin wrote:</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> >Has there been/Will there be any candidates' forums before the election?</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> There are no candidate forums planned.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Dwight also asked me about this. He is willing to help make one happen.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> If there are others who would be willing to work with Iris and Dwight, it might </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> still happen.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> A forum could be held at the Calvert House or other location. (It is too late </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> to have it at Town Hall, as that would require approval by the Council and </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> that could not happen before the election.) </FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Arrangements would have to be made quickly to get an announcement in the </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> next Crier (the deadline is the 15th but sometimes it gets stretched a little later), </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> and it would have to be held in the beginning of May - after the Crier comes out. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> On or after Wednesday May 2 and before the election on Monday, May 7.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> On a similar topic, there will be no written Candidate Forum in the Town Crier. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> The legislation I put forward to authorize such a forum was voted down by the </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> council, so there will be no information there either.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Rob Oppenheim</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Ward One Councilman, Riverdale Park</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> 5902 Cleveland Ave</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Riverdale Park, Md 20737-1930</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Home Office: 301 779 1745</FONT></div>
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