Payson-Santaquin area hosts Meet the Candidates nights

r For residents of Payson and Santaquin cities, this is your chance to meet the candidates for the upcoming city elections. The Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Meet the Candidates night for Santaquin City as well as a follow-up Meet the Candidates night for Payson City.

The event for Santaquin City will be Tuesday, October 10 at 7 p.m. in the Orchard Elementary auditorium, 168 E. 610 S. in Santaquin.

The event for Payson City will be Thursday, October 12 at 7 p.m. in the Payson City Banquet Hall, 439 W. Utah Ave. in Payson.

If you want to know what each candidate stands for, what ideas they have for your city, their vision of the future and how they plan to make it happen, you need to attend this event. The most important elections are the ones closest to home. These are the elections for the

The most important elections are the ones closest to home. These are the elections for the select few that will affect your everyday life in more ways than a Presidential election ever could.

As few as 7 people will decide how to spend the millions that are in your city’s budget, if the taxes will be raised, what businesses will or will not be allowed. It is our responsibility to make sure that we have paid attention during these city elections so that we have the right people in the right place doing the right things.

We are asking for specific questions that you would like to hear each candidate answer. To submit questions for either Payson or Santaquin, please email them to PaysonSantaquinArea@gmail.com or mail them to:rPayson & Santaquin ArearChamber of CommercerPO Box 176, Payson, UT 84651.

Please make sure to specify which city election your question is intended for. We will do our best to get as many of your questions answered as time will allow.

To have as many people as possible be able to view the candidates as they present their platform and answer the specific questions from their constituents, the Payson & Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce will be streaming both events on Facebook Live from the Chamber’s Facebook page. There are events created for both cities on the Chamber’s Facebook page. To find the page and the events search Facebook for @PaysonSantaquinChamber.