Residents of Orange Beach recently formed a new group, the Orange Beach Citizens Association, and organizers said it will be responsive to the needs and interests of residents and will monitor city meetings on matters and issues affecting citizens.
The City Council elections will be held Aug. 26, and during the coming months, the association plans to conduct public forums in order to give residents an opportunity to listen to the candidates and their platforms.
The first public forum will be held at 6 p.m. April 29 at the Adult Activity Center on Canal Road next to the library. At this forum, residents will have an opportunity to make comments and ask questions of the candidates in attendance.
Any candidate planning to run for the City Council is invited to attend.
The association also has several questions that it will be asking the candidates relating to character traits and important issues it expects the candidates to support, organizers said.
Some of these will include quality of life issues, infrastructure, citizen oversight and economic development.
