SWAMPSCOTT — The Item will host a Board of Selectmen candidates forum Tuesday, April 12, 7-8 p.m., in the High School auditorium.
Candidates Donald Hause, Patrick Jones and Matthew Strauss are running for two seats on the board, each seat carries a three-year term. The town election will be April 26.
The Item is soliciting questions from readers. Submit questions through itemlive.com or by mailing them to the Item, 110 Munroe St., P.O. Box 5, Lynn, MA 01903. Questions must be received by Monday at noon. Please send questions to [email protected]. Three questions will be selected and asked by moderator Item News Editor Thor Jourgensen, with opening and closing remarks by each candidate.
School Superintendent Pamela R.H. Angelakis will introduce the candidates and School Committeeman Ted Delano will serve as forum timekeeper.
Strauss is a two-term selectman first elected in 2009. Jones served on the Planning Board from 2007 to 2012 and Hause currently serves on the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Board members Laura Spathanas and Naomi Dreeben’s terms do not expire until 2017 and selectman Peter Spellios’ term expires in 2018.