Voter Education Coalition forum for Lawrence City Commission candidates
From left: Bob Schumm, Mike Machell, Mike Dever, Hugh Carter and Sven Alstrom
Two public forums have been scheduled for candidates in the upcoming Lawrence City Commission race.
The Voter Education Coalition has scheduled a forum for 7 p.m. Monday in the City Commission chambers at City Hall. The one-hour forum will be live streamed below on LJWorld.com and broadcast live on Channel 25.
Video of the forum also will be available after the event on LJWorld.com and On-Demand on the Knology cable system. Questions for the candidates will provided by VEC partners and will be accepted from audience members attending the event.
A second forum will be sponsored by the North Lawrence Improvement Association at 7 p.m. March 21 at Peace Mennonite Church, 615 Lincoln. The event also is open to the public.
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