Residents are invited to a Signal Hill Neighborhood Association candidate forum on Tuesday.
The association invited candidates in the following races: Signal Hill School District 181 board, Belleville Township High School District 201 board, East St. Louis Park District commissioner, Commonfields of Cahokia Water District trustee, and Centreville Township supervisor, clerk and trustees.
The candidates will meet for an informal meet and greet from 6:30 to 7 p.m. at the Signal Hill School Community Center, 40 Signal Hill Place in Belleville.
The public forum follows from 7 to 9 p.m. Candidates will each make a 1-minute opening statement and answer questions from the audience.
The candidates are: • Signal Hill School District 181 board member — Barbara Ducey, Fred W. Colliflower, Erik Wenberg, Lee Ann Gemmingen, Alicia Chillemi Slocomb. • Belleville Township High School District 201 board member — Allen W. Scharf, Shelly Schaefer, Allison N. Bartle, John C. Kasper. • East St. Louis Park District commissioner — Avis “Lynn” Thomas, James L. Montgomery, John H. Thornton Jr. • Commonfields of Cahokia Water District trustee — Carolyn S. Touchette, Erma J. Millard, Richard Ray Duncan, Darrell I. Bolden Sr. • Centreville Township supervisor — Curtis L. McCall, write-in Michael W. Scruggs, write-in Isaac “Ike” Turner. • Centreville Township clerk — Bryon J. Touchette, write-in Devione Kidd. • Centreville Township highway commissioner — Marty Crawford. • Centreville Township assessor — write-in Lena L. Hunt. • Centreville Township trustee — Willie Holmes, James W. Haywood Jr., Jeffrey K. Radford Sr., Donna “Pokey” Myers-Corley, write-in Billie J. Miller, write-in La Wanda Byrum, write-in Jeanetta Perkins.
