Hospital board candidates answer questions at upcoming forum

The forum will be a town-hall style meeting for the six hospital district candidates. Each candidate will be allowed a five minute opening statement.

The six candidates for the three positions on the San Juan Island Hospital Board will take part in a candidate forum on Sept. 30 at the Mullis Community Center in Friday Harbor beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The forum will be a town-hall style meeting for the six hospital district candidates. Each candidate will be allowed a five minute opening statement.

Voters are invited to attend the forum and submit written questions about current hospital district issues to be answered by candidates. Questions can be posed for all candidates to answer, or for a specific candidate.

Candidate-specific questions will be given three minutes to respond. The opposing candidate will then be given one minute for rebuttal. Each candidate will be allowed a brief closing statement.