The Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area, Inc. in partnership with the Builders Exchange of Northwest Michigan will offer a Traverse City election Candidate Forum to be held October 24, 2007.  The forum will be held at the Holiday Inn in Traverse City from 4:00 to 5:30 pm.  The following candidates will be in attendance:

Mayor - a 2-year term expiring November 2009

Michael Estes

Linda Smyka

City Commissioner - regular term - 3 seats each is a 4-year term expiring November 2011

Barbara Budros

Jim Carruthers

Scott C. Hardy

Scott Sieffert

Ralph Soffredine

City Commissioner - partial term - 1 seat, partial term expiring November 2009 

Christopher Bzdok

Call the Home Builders Association at 231.946.2305 or the Builders Exchange at  231.946.5531