Headed to the polls

Chamber of Commerce hosts candidate forum

The Parkland Chamber of Commerce is giving residents a chance to listen to city commission candidates as they address issues of interest to the community.

The organization is hosting a candidate forum from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 6 at the ParklandRecreational and Enrichment Center, 10561 Trails End. Residents can submit questions beforehand online at www.parklandchamber.

With Michael Udine stepping down to run for county commission, voters in the city will elect a new mayor. The mayoral race is between Commissioner Christine Hunschofsky, who gave up the District 2 seat to run for the post, and Brian Rosaler.

Ken Cutler and Geneva Love will vie for the District 3 seat that will fall vacant due to Dave Rosenof being term limited. Bob Mayersohn, who had earlier run for the School Board District 4 seat, was elected unopposed in District4afterRobertaWeissman, wife of current commissioner Mark Weissman, withdrew from the race.

Another race that ended up not being one was in District 2. With former commissioner JohnWillis initially filing papers to run and then changing his mind, Grace Solomon was elected unopposed to replaceHunschofsky.

In neighboring Coral Springs, Mayor Skip Campbell and Commissioner Joy Carterwere elected unopposed. Karen Jones is running against commissioner Larry Vignola, who is attempting to retain seat 3.

In Margate, Mayor Tommy Ruzzano was elected unopposed to seat 4 while Anthony Caggiano, Millie Lester, Edward deCristofaro and August Mangeney are in the race for seat 1. Four candidates are interested in seat 2 as well - Arlene Schwartz, Renata Castro, Todd Angier and FrankMessana.