Dobbs Ferry Mayoral Candidates To Participate In Virtual Forum

DOBBS FERRY, NY — A virtual forum for candidates in the Dobbs Ferry mayoral race will be presented by the League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns.

The forum will be Zoom webinar at 7 p.m. Thursday. It can be viewed live by pre-registering through this link.

There will be no audience participation. Questions must be submitted ahead of time either at registration or by email.

The deadline for submission of questions is 9 a.m. Tuesday. Questions will be vetted by a committee of league members who will submit them to the moderator prior to the start of the forum.

The league is partnering with Disability Rights New York to provide live American Sign Language interpretation.

Participating in the candidate forum are incumbent Mayor Vincent Rossillo, running on the Democratic line, who is being challenged by Edmond Manley III, running on the Dobbs Ferry United line. Also running for mayor is Justin Kurian, on the Dobbs Ferry Rivertown Party line. As of Monday, Kurian and his slate of trustee candidates were unable to agree to the date of the forum.

The mayoral candidate forum is proceeding as two candidates competing for one seat and representing two different slates have agreed to the date. The league would welcome the third candidate’s participation.

Unfortunately, there will not be a candidate forum for the trustee vacancies, the league said, because it was unable to get agreement to a date by more than three candidates for three open seats. If another candidate agrees to participate, it could go forward. The league’s “empty chair” policy is designed to promote competition than just promotion, the league said.

The event will be recorded and made available on the Rivertowns League website and other media locations.