Join the Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent and VFW Post No. 7968 for a candidate forum featuring the two mayoral and four council candidates in the Apache Junction Aug. 2 election.

Beginning at 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 22, a meet-and-greet with the candidates for competitive races for mayor and council will be held followed by a forum, both at VFW Post No. 7968, 250 S. Phelps Drive in Apache Junction.

Meet mayoral candidates Mehmood “Mo” Mohiuddin and Chip Wilson; and council candidates Darryl Cross, Ari Kalan, Robert Schroeder and Bryan Soller.

Have questions for the candidates? Email them to Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent News Editor Richard H. Dyer at rdyer@iniusa.org.

Residents who are registered voters in the city of Apache Junction by July 5 are eligible to vote in the Aug. 2 primary election.

To determine if you are registered to vote in the city of Apache Junction, for Pinal County, go to pinalcountyaz.gov/ELECTIONS/Pages/RegisterToVote.aspx; and for Maricopa County, go to recorder.maricopa.gov/Elections/EarlyVotingBallot/voterregistrationlookup.aspx.

Leading up to the forum and the election, the Independent is conducting Q&A’s with the candidates to better learn each person’s position on various topics important to city residents including. Keep an eye on yourvalley.net/apache-junction-independent and the print edition of the Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent for more from the Q&A series.