The Victoria Park Civic Association will forgo its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Dec. 3 to present a forum for mayoral and District 2 Commission candidates seeking election in 2009. The forum will take place at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of St. Anthony Catholic School, 820 NE Third St. in Fort Lauderdale.

"We’ve invited and received positive replies from ... candidates," Association Vice President Ted Fling said.

Candidates scheduled to be in attendance include Charlotte Rodstrom, Steve Glassman, Howard Elfman, Steve Rossi, Earl Rynerson, Jack Seiler and Dean Trantalis.

Association members and residents can submit questions for candidates via e-mail to Association Secretary Lindsay Koehler at lindsaykoehler@aol.com. The deadline for submitted questions will the be the end of day Dec. 1.

"[The important thing] is that the people who are going to be our representatives come and talk," Fling said.