{"id":298818,"date":"2026-05-03T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=298818"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:11:54","slug":"jamestown-candidate-forum-park-rec-mayor-may-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=298818","title":{"rendered":"Jamestown Candidate Forum: Park &amp; Rec\/Mayor May 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jt-canidateforum2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"647\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jt-canidateforum2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298819\" style=\"width:332px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jt-canidateforum2026.jpg 500w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jt-canidateforum2026-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jt-canidateforum2026-135x175.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Scheduled for Thursday, May 7, the forum will bring together candidates running for two important local positions: the Jamestown Parks &amp; Recreation District Board and Jamestown Mayor. The event offers voters a valuable opportunity to hear directly from those seeking office, gain insight into their priorities, and better understand their vision for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the evening, candidates will share their perspectives on key topics impacting Jamestown, from community development to quality of life initiatives. Attendees will also have the chance to participate by submitting questions, helping guide the discussion toward issues that are most relevant to local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Events like this forum are a cornerstone of the Chamber\u2019s mission to support informed decision-making and encourage active civic participation. By creating a space for open dialogue, the Chamber helps strengthen connections between candidates and the community they hope to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum will take place from <strong>5:00 to 7:30 pm at the North Dakota Farmers Union<\/strong>. The event is free and open to the public, and all community members are encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scheduled for Thursday, May 7, the forum will bring together candidates running for two important local positions: the Jamestown Parks &amp; Recreation District Board and Jamestown Mayor. The event offers voters a valuable opportunity to hear directly from those seeking office, gain insight into their priorities, and better understand their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":296349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-298818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-csicelebrations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=298818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298820,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298818\/revisions\/298820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/296349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=298818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=298818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=298818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}