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07-01-2005, 10:12 AM
2005 CARY CANDIDATE FORUM SET
CARY, NC ¡V Make plans now to play an active role in the 2005 Cary Community Candidate Forum, the first and only forum for candidates for local office sponsored by a Triangle local government, and the only forum for local offices to be aired this year on Cary TV 11. Sponsored by the Town of Cary and managed by the League of Women Voters of Wake County, the Cary forum will be taped and played daily on the Town¡¦s government access channel and available on the Town¡¦s web site until Election Day. Questions asked of candidates will come from Cary citizens who phone, fax, e-mail, or postal mail them to the League in July and August.
HOW IT WILL WORK
As in 2003, candidates for open seats on the Cary Town Council and Wake County School Board that represent Cary will be invited to participate in the Cary forum, which will be taped in the Cary Town Council Chambers on Wednesday, September 14th, according to the following schedule:
8:00 a.m. ¡V School Board District 2
9:30 a.m. ¡V School Board District 7
11:00 a.m. ¡V School Board District 9
1:30 p.m. ¡V Town Council District A
3:00 p.m. ¡V Town Council District C
4:30 p.m. ¡V Town Council At-Large
Segments lasting about 75 minutes will be comprised of opening remarks from candidates followed by the traditional forum question and answer period during which a League moderator will read aloud questions from Cary citizens. Each segment will end with brief closing remarks by the candidates. After all the segments are taped, they will be edited into several renditions, including one large ¡§mega forum¡¨ program as well as smaller programs such as one on district seats to be shown daily on Cary TV 11. If runoffs occur, the second round of forum segment tapings will be held in the Town Council Chambers on October 20th, times to be announced later.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Cary citizens ¡V Submit questions now through August 31st. Questions will be reviewed and selected by the forum manager ¡V League of Women Voters of Wake County ¡V and read to candidates for the first time during the forum. Include your name and address since anonymous questions and questions from non-Cary citizens are not eligible. Submit questions via phone, fax, e-mail, or postal mail:
ATTN: CARY CANDIDATE FORUM
PO Box 10345
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 856-1983, phone and fax
lwvwake@aol.com
Candidates ¡V Mark your calendars now for your segment taping date and time. You will receive an invitation letter and follow-up information over the next several weeks.
Voters ¡V Tune in to watch the forum, which will be cablecast regularly on Cary TV 11 September 22-October 10. Or, view it online at www.townofcary.org during that same period.
BACKGROUND
The idea of the Town¡¦s hosting a forum dates back to the fall of 2001 when a record number of candidate forums sponsored by special interest groups were cablecast on the Town¡¦s government access channel, Cary TV 11. Complaints about that situation led the Town Council to ask staff to develop alternatives. After nine months of research, which included meetings with past forum sponsors, staff recommended in August of 2002 the concept of one large ¡§mega forum¡¨ ¡V now known as the Cary Community Candidate Forum. Benefits of this approach include:
„X Allowing for increased community focus and involvement
„X Eliminating the issue of candidate endorsements
„X Providing a better product for viewers
„X Reducing the amount of time candidates and Town staff spend in forums
The first Cary Community Forums were held in the fall of 2003. For more, see www.townofcary.org.
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PRIMARY CONTACTS:
Susan Moran, Public Information Officer, (919) 460-4951
Marian Lewin, LWV Chair of Voters Service Committee, (919) 845-0064
Bill Coleman, Town Manager, (919) 469-4002
CARY, NC ¡V Make plans now to play an active role in the 2005 Cary Community Candidate Forum, the first and only forum for candidates for local office sponsored by a Triangle local government, and the only forum for local offices to be aired this year on Cary TV 11. Sponsored by the Town of Cary and managed by the League of Women Voters of Wake County, the Cary forum will be taped and played daily on the Town¡¦s government access channel and available on the Town¡¦s web site until Election Day. Questions asked of candidates will come from Cary citizens who phone, fax, e-mail, or postal mail them to the League in July and August.
HOW IT WILL WORK
As in 2003, candidates for open seats on the Cary Town Council and Wake County School Board that represent Cary will be invited to participate in the Cary forum, which will be taped in the Cary Town Council Chambers on Wednesday, September 14th, according to the following schedule:
8:00 a.m. ¡V School Board District 2
9:30 a.m. ¡V School Board District 7
11:00 a.m. ¡V School Board District 9
1:30 p.m. ¡V Town Council District A
3:00 p.m. ¡V Town Council District C
4:30 p.m. ¡V Town Council At-Large
Segments lasting about 75 minutes will be comprised of opening remarks from candidates followed by the traditional forum question and answer period during which a League moderator will read aloud questions from Cary citizens. Each segment will end with brief closing remarks by the candidates. After all the segments are taped, they will be edited into several renditions, including one large ¡§mega forum¡¨ program as well as smaller programs such as one on district seats to be shown daily on Cary TV 11. If runoffs occur, the second round of forum segment tapings will be held in the Town Council Chambers on October 20th, times to be announced later.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Cary citizens ¡V Submit questions now through August 31st. Questions will be reviewed and selected by the forum manager ¡V League of Women Voters of Wake County ¡V and read to candidates for the first time during the forum. Include your name and address since anonymous questions and questions from non-Cary citizens are not eligible. Submit questions via phone, fax, e-mail, or postal mail:
ATTN: CARY CANDIDATE FORUM
PO Box 10345
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 856-1983, phone and fax
lwvwake@aol.com
Candidates ¡V Mark your calendars now for your segment taping date and time. You will receive an invitation letter and follow-up information over the next several weeks.
Voters ¡V Tune in to watch the forum, which will be cablecast regularly on Cary TV 11 September 22-October 10. Or, view it online at www.townofcary.org during that same period.
BACKGROUND
The idea of the Town¡¦s hosting a forum dates back to the fall of 2001 when a record number of candidate forums sponsored by special interest groups were cablecast on the Town¡¦s government access channel, Cary TV 11. Complaints about that situation led the Town Council to ask staff to develop alternatives. After nine months of research, which included meetings with past forum sponsors, staff recommended in August of 2002 the concept of one large ¡§mega forum¡¨ ¡V now known as the Cary Community Candidate Forum. Benefits of this approach include:
„X Allowing for increased community focus and involvement
„X Eliminating the issue of candidate endorsements
„X Providing a better product for viewers
„X Reducing the amount of time candidates and Town staff spend in forums
The first Cary Community Forums were held in the fall of 2003. For more, see www.townofcary.org.
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PRIMARY CONTACTS:
Susan Moran, Public Information Officer, (919) 460-4951
Marian Lewin, LWV Chair of Voters Service Committee, (919) 845-0064
Bill Coleman, Town Manager, (919) 469-4002