Community Corner
RCA Mayoral Candidate Forum on Tap for Tuesday
Rockville Community Alliance members promising a variety of questions.
The second showcase for the town's four mayoral candidates is scheduled for this week.
The Rockville Community Alliance is hosting a candidate forum at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Senior Center, 26 Park Place.
Organizers said on Sunday that all four candidates will have an equal amount of time to address a number of issues.
The slate is, in a randomly selected order:
• Gordon Paterson, a registered Republican running as an petitioning candidate with no party affiliation. He has sat on numerous boards in town.
• George Apel, the endorsed Republican candidate who is currently the treasurer for the Board of Education.
• Pauline Schaefer, the endorsed Democratic candidate currently sitting on the Town Council.
• James Krupienski, a petitioning candidate and current unaffiliated Town Council member.
Organizers said topics covered in the questions will include:
• Budgeting.
• Economic development.
• The school system.
• Managing town departments.
• Party politics.
Questions will also be taken from the audience, organizers said.
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