Welcome to the open thread for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education candidate forum happening on October 11, 2015. Comments on this post will open at that time.

There are eight candidates running for four seats:

• Joal Hall Broun
• Rani Dasi
• Gregg Gerdau
• Pat Heinrich
• Margaret Samuels
• David Saussy
• Annetta Streater
• Theresa Watson

You can observe the forum at http://orangepolitics.org/elections-2015/forums/chccs.

We hope you'll use this open thread to post your thoughts and reactions. Also, if you want to propose additional discussion topics, you can reach the editors during the forum via Twitter, Facebook, or the contact page. The forum moderator will have final say in question selection.

All elected bodies have meetings this week. The Board of County Commissioners will discuss mechanisms to pay to extend sewer to residents of the Historic Rogers Road neighborhood. The Chapel Hill Town Council will discuss the latest request for a neighborhood conservation district. 

Our last online forum will take place on Sunday at 7:00 pm for the candidates for the Chapel Hill Town Council. A number of other candidate events are happening as well. Check our calendar.

CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERPERSONS

• Work Session: October 13, 2015, at 7:30 pm, Carrboro Town Hall
  • The Board will discuss a draft land use ordinance text amendment establishing a new "Social Service Provider With Dining Services" use classification (*we will live tweet this discussion).

CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL