Despite competing with the League of Women Voters forum in Coos Bay, The Sentinel sponsored candidate forum went off very well. Questions from the audience filled the two hour forum with the last ten minutes turned over for closing statements by each of the candidates.
After the forum there was food and drink and the candidates had an additional opportunity to speak to the citizens and socialize with each other.
Absent from the forum was incumbent Kathy Hagen who may be moving outside the city limits and no longer be eligible to serve on the council and candidate for mayor, Mike Reaves. Also not present, city manager, Terence O’Connor.
Councilors Loren Wiese and Linda Short were in the audience and sixty or seventy citizens listened attentively and sent questions up to the moderator, Ronne Herne.
