City council candidates set for People’s Forum

Community members can learn more about candidates for Sequim City Council at the next People’s Forum, scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Sequim Prairie Grange, 290 MacLeay Road.

In a format similar to a July 13 forum for Sequim School Board candidates, the forum will be an open house meet-and-greet style event, where people can talk with candidates one-on-one about issues.

Vying for seats on the Sequim City Council are Position 1 incumbent William Armacost and Kathy Downer — who is now serving in the Position 2 seat — while Jim Black and Dan Butler have filed for Position 2 and Patrick Day and Harmony Rutter have filed for the Position 6 seat.

Mayor Tom Ferrell refiled for position 7 while incumbent Lowell Rathbun said he didn’t file for position 6 because he wanted to focus more on his family. Each seat is for a four-year regular, non-partisan term on the City of Sequim’s seven-member council.

For more about the forum, contact organizer Donnie Hall at 971-232-2388 or restoreclallam@gmail.com.