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Burley Public Library will hold three forums in October

Burley Public Library will be providing three opportunities for residents to meet the candidates for city council and mayor. There are six candidates for city council: Casey Andersen, Don Dean, Dennis Dexter, Randy Golay, Gordy Hansen and Steve McGill.

Jon Anderson and Terry Greenman are mayoral candidates. City council forums will be held Thursday, October 15^th and Tuesday, October 27^th, both at 7:00 PM. The mayoral forum is set for Thursday, October 22^nd.

Valerie Bame, who handles programming for the library, said that she decided to do the program after a patron suggested the idea. “This type of program fits well with what we offer at the library, which is to provide information and education to the public. When the idea was presented, we were excited to give this opportunity to the community.”

Following a format from the Idaho League of Women Voters, candidates will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and answer questions. Written questions will come from the audience and will be posed to the candidates by a moderator. Dr. Russell Tremayne, an Associate Professor of History at the College of Southern Idaho, will moderate the October 15^th and 22^nd forums. Cassia County Magistrate Judge Rick Bollar, will moderate October 27^th. With a set time limit for the answers, each candidate will have an equal opportunity to address every question.

Dr. Tremayne stated, “I expect to lead a lively discussion that examines the issues of Burley. It is the duty of a citizen to be informed and this is an opportunity to get informed.”

All the candidates have responded that they will be able to attend the forums. “We really appreciate the candidate’s willingness to come to the library and allow the public this chance to meet them,” Bame said.

Burley Public Library is located at 1300 Miller Ave. Questions can be directed to Valerie Bame at the library at 878-7708.