The Vail Chamber & Business Association is hosting a Town Council Candidate Forum from 5:00pm to 8:00pm Tuesday, September 26 at Donovan Pavilion, presented by the Vail Board of Realtors. The forum will provide an opportunity for each of the ten candidates to introduce themselves and field questions from panelists and the audience. The Vail Town Clerk’s Office has received and validated nomination petitions from ten candidates, including one incumbent, who have filed to run for the four open Vail Town Council seats in the November 7 election. The deadline for submitting nomination petitions was 5:00pm Monday, Aug. 28. In alphabetical order, the candidates are:

• Jack Bergey
• Samantha Biszantz
• Dave Chapin
• Scott McBride
• Reid Phillips
• John Rediker
• Christine Santucci
• Brian Sipes
• Jonathan Staufer
• Dave Tucker

Staufer is the only incumbent up for re-election, current council members Kim Langmaid, Kevin Foley and Jenn Mason have termed out and are not eligible to run in this election. The forum is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. Mark Gordon, former town council member and local real estate broker, will be moderating. Light refreshments will be served.

For details, contact the VCBA at (970) 477-0075 or info@vailchamber.org. The forum will be streamed live by High Five Media on Public Access and Facebook Live. Replays of the candidate forum may be viewed at the same place on the web. For show times and video on demand, visit http://www.highfivemedia.org/ . For information on the November 7 Town of Vail Regular Municipal Election, including voter registration and early voting, please visit www.vailgov.com.

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About Vail Chamber & Business Association (VCBA): Building Community Through Business

The Vail Chamber & Business Association is the leading business advocacy group in Vail and is a communications outlet for businesses that want to have a voice in community affairs.  If you are interested in finding out more about the Vail Chamber and Business Association and what we have to offer to businesses in and that do business in Vail, please contact us at (970) 477-0075 or email info@vailchamber.org.  Based in Vail Village, our office is located on the top level of the Vail transportation center.