Peachtree City

voters will have a chance to grill candidates for the upcoming city election

Tuesday night at a meet the candidates forum hosted by the local Rotary

Club.

The event,

a tradition since 1986, will be held at the auditorium of the Wyndham

Conference Center from 7-9 p.m. All 10 candidates have confirmed their

attendance, said Rotarian Frances Meaders, who is helping organize the

event.

"Two hours

may not be enough with that many candidates, but we'll do what we can,"

Meaders said. "It's a lot of fun and a good way for the public to

see the candidates and what they stand for."

Candidates

will have a brief one- or two-minute time limit to respond to each question,

Meaders said. Also, candidates will not be allowed opening statements;

instead, they will get two minutes at the end of the event for closing

remarks.

A three-member

panel will open the floor with several questions. Citizens will be asked

to write their questions and hand them to runners, who will deliver the

questions to the panel. Only issue-related questions will be accepted

for presentation to the candidates.

The goal is

to get to the citizen-suggested questions as soon as possible, Meaders

said.

Audience members

may designate their questions to a specific candidate, but each candidate

for that particular post will be given a chance to respond if they wish,

Meaders said.

The forum will

be moderated by Doug Warner, a past president of the Rotary Club.

"We usually

have a full house," Meaders added, noting that the success of the

forum depends largely on audience participation.

Since current

mayor Bob Lenox is serving his second consecutive term, the city is guaranteed

to have a new mayor. Four residents have qualified for the post, including

Steve Brown, Dan Lakly, Frank Murphy and Gary Rower.

Candidates

for the Post 4 council seat are Alison Chambers, Carol Fritz, Gerald John

Ostrowski and Murray Weed; the seat is currently held by Fritz. Candidates

for the Post 3 seat are Steve Rapson, the incumbent, and Nancy Faulkner.

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