Candidates for Los Alamos County Council at Thursday’s forum hosted by Councilor David Reagor at SALA, are from left, Republicans Eric Stromberg and Jason Chapell, and Libertarian Chris Luchini. Mixed messages from Republican Party of Los Alamos Chair Lisa Shin and Councilor Reagor, meant that the event was posted differently by Shin and Reagor, meaning that candidates from other parties were not contacted ahead of time. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Although Thursday’s candidate event was poorly attended, there was lively discussion on utility rates, automated license plate readers, local economic development challenges and changes to the County Charter that are on the ballot for the November General Election, moderated by Councilor David Reagor, left. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com