ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — A ”Meet the Candidates” Forum for the Orange Beach residents will be July 31, at the Orange Beach Community Center on Canal Road following the regular City Council Meeting at 5 p.m.

The Orange Beach Citizens Association will host the forum and all candidates will be invited to participate. OBCA is a citizens organization that was formed several years ago to monitor various city meetings to ensure that the city council is looking out for the interests of all residents of Orange Beach.

At the Forum, each candidate will have five minutes to present their position on the issues faced by Orange Beach residents and why they are the best candidate for the council position. Written questions from the audience for the candidates will be given to the moderator.

Twenty minutes will be allotted for this question and answer session. Each candidate will have two minutes to answer the question. Rebuttals will not be allowed. Each candidate will be given the opportunity to present a three-minute closing statement.

The deadline for declaring candidacy is July 17 and all declaring candidates will be invited to the forum.

OBCA will meet on July 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Orange Beach Community Center to finalize the forum and to discuss any other issues.

Residents are welcomed to attend this meeting.

For further information contact Ron David at 980-6229.