First Rockville Candidates Debate

Last night was the first debate of candidates for Mayor and City Council in Rockville, where the election is less than a month away.

There are 2 candidates for Mayor, the incumbent and a challenger, and 9 candidates for the 4 positions on the City Council. All were present and seemed, to me at least, to be qualified.

There were a few "hot" moments but mostly the candidates focused on policy issues. The moderator was excellent and his questions, prepared by the Chamber of Commerce, went into many policy issues. The only major problem, in my opinion, was that the audience was not allowed to ask any questions.

There will be more debates among the Rockville candidates, and probably also among the candidates running in Gaithersburg.