Candidate forum scheduled for Shakopee

AFSCME Local 2440, the largest labor union of employees of Scott County government, and the Scott County Library Board are sponsoring a candidate forum on Thursday, Sept. 7, starting at 4:45 p.m. at the Scott County Conference Center, which is across the street from the Scott County Government Center on Fourth Avenue in Shakopee.

The forum will give union members and members of the public an opportunity to meet all the candidates running for the contested seats on the Scott County Board, and to hear what they each have to say about the major issues of concern to Scott County employees and citizens.

This forum is open to the public. Each candidate will be assigned a 15-minute time period during which they will answer questions that have previously been submitted to them by the Executive Board of Local 2440. If there is time, the candidates will be able to address other questions.

AFSCME will not be endorsing a candidate. This forum is to educate members and the general public, not for the purpose of deciding on an endorsement.

Pizza and beverages will be provided.

For more information contact Dick Swerdlick, Chief Steward of AFSCME Local 2440 at 952-496-8517 or 952-237-6685.