A WECA sponsored Candidates Debate will be held on October 8, 2009, at the Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive. This forum will be televised on Rockville Channel 11, the City's cable TV station, and will start at 7 p.m. promptly.
WECA members are encouraged to submit questions in advance by emailing to forum@weca.us, as this gives WECA members an opportunity to carefully consider good questions. Questions can also be submitted at the debate.
City of Rockville elections are held every two years, at which time the mayor and four council seats are up for election.
For the mayoral seat, Mayor Susan R. Hoffmann will seek re-election and current Councilmember Phyllis Marcuccio will also run.
Ten will vie for the four council seats. They are:
* John Britton
* Piotr "Peter" Gajewski
* Carl Henn
* Trapper Martin
* Tom Moore
* Mark Pierzchala
* Bridget Newton
* Virginia Onley
* Waleed Ovase
* Max van Balgooy
Councilmember Anne M. Robbins will not seek re-election.
The elections will be held on November 3.